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Nisith Pramanik

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Nisith Pramanik

Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is an Indian politician from West Bengal who has served as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2021 to 2024 and a member of the Lok Sabha represented Cooch Behar, West Bengal from 2021 to 2024 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2021 from Dinhata Assembly constituency. He was a member of the Trinamool Congress until 2019.

Infobox

Governor
R. N. Ravi
Chief Minister
Suvendu Adhikari
Departments
North Bengal Development Youth Affairs and Sports
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Parthapratim Roy
Succeeded by
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Minister
Anurag Thakur
Constituency
Cooch Behar
Born
(1986-01-17) 17 January 1986 Dinhata, Cooch Behar, India
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present)
Other political affiliations
All India Trinamool Congress (until February 2019)
Spouse
Priyanka Pramanik
Children
2

Tables

· Electoral Performance › Lok Sabha
2019
2019
Year
2019
Constituency
Cooch Behar
Party
BJP
Votes
7,31,594
in %
47
Opponent
Paresh Chandra Adhikary
Party
AITC
Votes
677,363
in %
44
Margin
54,231
Margin in %
3
Results
Won
2024
2024
Year
2024
Constituency
749,125
Col 3
46
Party
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Votes
788,375
in %
48
Opponent
-39,250
Col 8
-2
Party
Lost
Year
Constituency
Party
Votes
in %
Opponent
Party
Votes
in %
Margin
Margin in %
Results
2019
Cooch Behar
BJP
7,31,594
47
Paresh Chandra Adhikary
AITC
677,363
44
54,231
3
Won
2024
749,125
46
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
788,375
48
-39,250
-2
Lost
· Electoral Performance › Legislative Assembly
2021
2021
Year
2021
Constituency
Dinhata
Party
BJP
Votes
116,035
in %
47
Opponent
Udayan Guha
Party
AITC
Votes
1,15,978
in %
47
Margin
57
Margin in %
0
Results
Won
2026
2026
Year
2026
Constituency
MathaBhanga
Col 3
143,340
Party
59
Votes
Sablu Barman
in %
86,250
Opponent
35
Col 8
57,090
Party
23
Votes
Won
Year
Constituency
Party
Votes
in %
Opponent
Party
Votes
in %
Margin
Margin in %
Results
2021
Dinhata
BJP
116,035
47
Udayan Guha
AITC
1,15,978
47
57
0
Won
2026
MathaBhanga
143,340
59
Sablu Barman
86,250
35
57,090
23
Won

References

  1. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia /india/bjp-fares-well-in-minority-concentration-districts-wins-over-50-seats/articleshow/69556665
  2. "Among BJP's West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expert"
    https://web /web/20250703105116/https://indianexpress /article/india/among-bjps-bengal-winners-a-tribal-leader-businessman-software-expert-5747490/
  3. Digital Sansad
    https://sansad /ls
  4. The Daily Star
    https://www /news/asia/india/news/indian-minister-pramanik-not-bangladeshi-citizen-says-extended-family-gaibandha-2134411
  5. myneta
    https://www /LokSabha2024/candidate ?candidate_id=11
  6. The Hindu
    https://www /news/national/minister-of-state-for-home-affairs-a-bangladeshi-citizen-says-trinamool-congress/article35408541
  7. in
    https://in /tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-222500604
  8. "TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country"
    https://economictimes /news/politics-and-nation/tmc-leader-joins-bjp-says-only-pm-modi-can-save-country/videoshow/68215587 ?from=mdr
  9. India Today
    https://www /india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-11
  10. India Today
    https://www /india/story/nisith-pramanik-cooch-behar-35-youngest-modi-cabinet-1825078-2021-07-07
  11. The Telegraph Online
    https://www /west-bengal/dilip-ghosh-gets-rural-development-agnimitra-paul-women-and-child-welfare-bengal-cabinet-portfolios-announced/cid/2160049
  12. The Statesman
    https://www /bengal/questions-bangladesh-nationality-union-minister-state-nishit-pramanik-open-pandoras-box-1502983397
  13. NDTV
    https://www /india-news/bjp-trinamool-spar-over-union-minister-nishit-pramaniks-nationality-on-parliament-eve-2489200
  14. Zee24Ghanta
    https://zeenews /bengali/nation/tmc-and-congress-demands-probe-on-nisith-pramaniks-citizenship_393645
  15. News18
    https://www /news/politics/home-truths-opposition-questions-ministers-nationality-bjp-calls-row-baseless-3981965
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