Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
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Sovandeb Chattopadhyay is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress
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He is the Chief Whip
of his party in the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha
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A boxer in his younger days, he is a veteran trade union leader, armed with degrees in science and law. He is president of Kolkata Auto Rickshaw Operators’ Union.
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay won the Rasbehari seat in 2001 and 2006. In 2011 he was pitted against a green-horn and won by nearly 50,000 votes.
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...
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He is the Chief Whip
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...
of his party in the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
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A boxer in his younger days, he is a veteran trade union leader, armed with degrees in science and law. He is president of Kolkata Auto Rickshaw Operators’ Union.
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay won the Rasbehari seat in 2001 and 2006. In 2011 he was pitted against a green-horn and won by nearly 50,000 votes.