Rohit K. Dasgupta
Rohit K. Dasgupta | |
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| Born | Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Party, Co-operative Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Arts London (PhD) University of Westminster (MA) Jadavpur University (BA) |
| Profession | Academic, Politician |
| Known for | Queer Politics, South Asian Studies, Cultural Industries, Labour Politics |
Rohit K. Dasgupta FRAS, FHEA is an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a British Labour Party politician. Prior to this he was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow where he remains as an Honorary Senior Research Fellow. In 2018 he was elected Councillor in the London Borough of Newham for the Canning Town South Ward. He was re-elected for the same ward again in 2022. He contested the Parliamentary seat of East Hampshire for the Labour Party in 2017, coming second with an increase of 7% vote share. He is also Secretary of the Newham Branch of the Fabian Society. In 2019 he was selected as an MEP candidate for the South East region (5th on the list) but failed to get elected. Dasgupta is also a member of Labour's National Policy Forum and sits on the Work, Pensions and Equality Policy Commission. In May 2025, he was appointed chair and first citizen of the Newham Council for the municipal year 2025-26.