Sukumar Hansda | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 28 December 2018 – 29 October 2020 | |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Speaker | Biman Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Haider Aziz Safwi |
| Succeeded by | Asish Banerjee |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 29 October 2020 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Amar Basu |
| Constituency | Jhargram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956/1957 |
| Died | 29 October 2020 (aged 63) |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence | Kolkata |
Sukumar Hansda (1956/1957 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian politician who served as Minister for Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a MLA, elected from the Jhargram constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.[1][2][3] He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Sukumar Hansda died of prostate cancer, aged 63, on 29 October 2020, at a private hospital in Kolkata[4] and tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
- ^ All the Didi's men
- ^ "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal deputy speaker Sukumar Hansda dies of cancer". The Times of India. 29 October 2020.
- ^ Sukumar Hansda, TMC MLA and Bengal assembly Dy Speaker, passes away
