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'''Gouri Sankar Dutta''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Politician]] from the state of [[West Bengal]]. He was a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=972 | title=West Bengal 2016 GOURI SANKAR DUTTA (Winner) TEHATTA | work=myneta.info | access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> He represented the [[Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tehatta assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/tehatta.html | title=Winner and Runner up Candidate in Tehatta assembly constituency | work=elections.in | access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2016/constituency/west_bengal/tehatta/ | title=Tehatta Assembly Elections Results 2016 Winner Gouri Sankar Dutta | work=news18.com | access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/west-bengal/tehatta-mla-results | title=GOURI SANKAR DUTTA TEHATTA | work=ndtv.com/ | access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> In March 2021, he along with Bachchu Hansda joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] after being denied ticket for [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/tmc-minister-bachchu-hansda-mla-gouri-sankar-dutta-join-bjp-after-being-denied-poll-ticket-7222524/ | title=TMC minister Bachchu Hansda, MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta join BJP after being denied poll ticket | work=The Indian Express | access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> He died of [[COVID-19]] at age 70 on 28 April 2021.<ref>[https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/mla-and-bjp-leader-gouri-sankar-dutta-died-by-corona-dgtld/cid/1278377 MLA and BJP leader Gouri Sankar Dutta died by Covid19] ''Anandabazar Patrika''. Retrieved 28 April 2021</ref>

==Education==
Dutta passed B.Com. in 1970 from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]]. He has also undergone studies under Institute of Chartered Accountants of India but did not appear at the examination.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gouri Sankar Dutta(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- TEHATTA(NADIA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=972|access-date=2021-05-04|website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.wbassembly.gov.in/ West Bengal Legislative Assembly]

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