Biswanath Chowdhury

Biswanath Chowdhury (1 August 1942 – 27 July 2024) was an Indian Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Balurghat eight times. He was the West Bengal minister for Jails and Social Welfare for quarter of a century.

Seven-time MLA Biswanath Chowdhury, a graduate from Balurghat College, first became a MLA in 1977. Thereafter, he continued as MLA in 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. In the 2011 elections he lost to Sankar Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress.

Ministerial role Chowdhury was minister for Jails and Social Welfare in West Bengal for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.

Death Chowdhury died from cancer in Kolkata, on 27 July 2024, at the age of 82.