Ujjal Biswas 1954 – 2026
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Ujjal Biswas was an Indian politician who served as a minister in the West Bengal government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Born on June 17, 1954, he was a three-time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Krishnanagar South, first elected in 2011, and held portfolios including correctional administration and science, technology and biotechnology. The nephew of revolutionary Basanta Biswas, he lost the Krishnanagar South seat to the BJP’s Sadhan Ghosh in the 2026 assembly elections. After bypass surgery he suffered a stroke and a cascade of complications, and he died of multiple organ failure at Fortis Hospital in Kolkata on November 11, 2026, aged 72.
