Asim Dasgupta
Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta (born 30 October 1945) is an Indian economist and politician. He served as minister of finance and excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twenty-four years until 13 May 2011, when he was defeated by FICCI secretary general Amit Mitra by a landslide 26,154 votes in the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. He was one of the 26 ministers who lost his seat this historic defeat of Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front government.
Asim Dasgupta | |
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| Minister for Finance & Excise, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 5 June 1987 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Mitra |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
| Constituency | Khardaha |
| MLA | |
| In office 1987–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
| Constituency | Khardaha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1945 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (BA, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Profession | Politician Economist |
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