Sukanta Majumdar

Sukanta Majumdar (born 29 December 1979) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the parliament of India from Balurghat, West Bengal in the 2024 Indian general election. He served the 10th state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal. From 20 September 2021 to July 2025, he served as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal.

Early life and education

Majumdar was born on 30 December 1979 at Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. He completed his schooling at Khadimpur High School in Balurghat. He pursued higher education at the University of North Bengal, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Botany. His academic background includes an M.Sc. and B.Ed. degree. He has published more than 15 scientific papers in national and international journals.

Political career

Majumdar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Balurghat constituency in the 2019 general elections, defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate Arpita Ghosh by a margin of over 33,000 votes. In September 2021 he succeeded Dilip Ghosh as the President of the BJP's West Bengal unit. In June 2024, he was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Education and the Union Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region in the Third Modi ministry.

Personal life

Majumdar is married to Koyel Chowdhury, and they have two daughters. His father, Sushanta Kumar Majumdar, was a government employee, and his mother, Nibedita Majumdar, was a primary school teacher.