Biswanath Chowdhury
# Biswanath Chowdhury

Biswanath Chowdhury is a Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, and a MLA from Balurghat for 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.

## Minister for 25 years

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

