Sankar Chakraborty
Shankar Chakravorty, is a politician and a renowned 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. He was a MLA, elected from the Balurghat constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. In 2016, he closely lost the same position.
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.
He achieved the uncommon distinction of being honoured by the Govt of West Bengal with the exact rank and pay of a full cabinet minister without being an MLA.
He is presently an advisor to the Dakshin Dinajpur District Committee of All India Trinamool Congress. He was previously the President of Dakshin Dinajpur district committee of All India Trinamool Congress.
Shankar Chakravorty was born in 1945 and is the son of Byomkesh Chakravorti. He holds a post-graduate degree in commerce and a degree in law from the University of Calcutta.
He is considered to be among the best advocates in North Bengal. He is known for his no-nonsense attitude.
