Sankar Chakraborty

Shankar Chakravorty (alternate spelling: Sankar/Shankar Chakraborty), is a politician and an advocate from Balurghat, District-Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. He was the Minister in Charge of P.W.D., Dept. of Cooperation, Dept. of Renewable Energy, Dept. of Correctional Administration in the Council of Ministers of the Government of West Bengal in various phases.[1][2] He was an MLA, elected from the Balurghat constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. [3] In 2016, he closely lost the same position.

Sankar Chakraborty
Minister of Public Works Department
In office 2013–2016
Succeeded by	Aroop Biswas
MLA
In office 2011 – 2016
Preceded by	Biswanath Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Biswanath Chowdhury
Constituency	Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born	Balurghat
Nationality	Indian
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (M.Com), (L.L.B)

He is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of three state run PSUs namely Mackintosh Burn Ltd., Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd. and Britannia Engineering Ltd. He is also a Member of the Board of Administrators of Balurghat Municipality.

The Govt of West Bengal conferred him with the exact rank and pay of a full cabinet minister without being an MLA.

He is presently the Chairman of the Dakshin Dinajpur District Committee of All India Trinamool Congress. He has also held the post of President of the Dakshin Dinajpur district committee of All India Trinamool Congress in the past.

Shankar Chakravorty was born in 1945 and is the son of Byomkesh Chakravorti. He did his schooling from Balurghat High School. He holds a post-graduate degree in commerce and a degree in law from the University of Calcutta.

References

1. "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
2. Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
3. "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Retrieved 31 July 2014.