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'''Brajamohan Mazumder''' (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brajamohan Majumder(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- HOWRAH DAKSHIN (HOWRAH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1172 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. He is a former member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency]] in [[Howrah district]]. He won the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Howrah Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nandita Chowdhury of TMC wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/howrah-dakshin-election-result-2021-live-updates-howrah-dakshin-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694499.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Mazumder is from [[Howrah]], West Bengal. He is the son of late Asutosh Majumder. He completed his MA at [[University of Calcutta]] in 1962 and later, did his BT also at University of Calcutta in 1967. He is a retired headmaster of Howrah Vivekananda Institution and a National teacher award winner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-27 |title=Didis Debutants |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/didi-s-debutants |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Mazumder made his electoral debut at 72 years after over 40 years as a school teacher and was elected as an MLA for the first time in the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] from Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency representing the All India Trinamool Congress.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Howrah Dakshin Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/howrahdakshin-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He polled 101,066 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Krishna Kishor Roy of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], by a margin of 31,422 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/2011-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> He retained the seat for the Trinamool Congress winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-04 |title=West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Howrah Dakshin profile: TMC's Brajamohan Majumder won seat in 2016 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-howrah-dakshin-profile-tmcs-brajamohan-majumder-won-seat-in-2016-9300021.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> In 2016, he polled 93,689 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Arindam Basu of the Communist Party of india (Marxist), by a margin of 16,194 votes.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Howrah Dakshin Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Howrah Dakshin assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/howrah-dakshin-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-howrah-dakshin-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9132651.htm |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2021 |title=West Bengal Election: Howrah Dakshin Assembly Constituency 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election/howrah-dakshin-1815430313 |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

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[[Category:1940 births]]
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[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:People from Howrah]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]]
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