Biswanath Chowdhury
Biswanath Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Jails and Social Welfare in the West Bengal Government | |
| In office 1986–2011 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sankar Chakraborty |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Lahiri |
| Constituency | Balurghat |
| In office 1977–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bireshwar Roy |
| Succeeded by | Sankar Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Balurghat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1942 |
| Died | 27 July 2024 (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Biswanath Chowdhury (1 August 1942 – 27 July 2024) was an Indian Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a MLA from Balurghat eight times. He was the West Bengal minister for Jails and Social Welfare for quarter of a century.