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Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byNisith Pramanik
ConstituencyCooch Behar
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2016 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byKeshab Chandra Roy
Succeeded bySangita Roy
ConstituencySitai
Personal details
Born (1964-01-14) 14 January 1964 (age 62)
PartyNationalist Citizens Party of India (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (till 2026)
Alma materUniversity of North Bengal
ProfessionPolitician

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (born 14 January 1964) is an Indian politician from West Bengal.[1] In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sitai.[2][3] He is currently serving as the Member of Parliament from Cooch Behar.[4][5]

Career

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Barma Basunia is from Sitai, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Kalipada Barma Basunia.[6] He passed BA from North Bengal University in 1983 and B.P.Ed. from Amaravati University in 1988.[7] He was elected as Pradhan from All India Forward Bloc. He joined AITC in 2011. He was elected as the President of Sitai Panchayat Samiti in 2013. He contested 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Sitai Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021.[8][9]

Political career

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He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Trinamool Congress from Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency[10] and won[11] to became first time Member of Parliament.

2026 Rebellion

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In June 2026, almost immediately after the massive Trinamool Congress defeat, around 20 MPs of TMC allegedly declared rebellion from their Party, and presented their written wish to join Bhartiya Janata Party. This group was led by Kakoli Ghosh. [12] [13]

Later, on 14 June, 20 MPs, including Basunia, signed a formal letter declaring their split from Trinamool Congress as to merge with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India (NCPI). They formally submitted the letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. [14] [15]

The total strength of TMC in Lok Sabha had been 28, so that a number of 20 MPS made it eligible for splitting from the Party, as per the Indian Defection laws, so as to escape the anti-defection disqualification. [16]

References

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  1. ↑ "Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia". dspstg.sansad.in. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | West Bengal Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of West-bengal Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cooch Behar Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- SITAI (SC)(COOCHBEHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Live, A. B. P. "Sitai Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing, Winners West bengal Sitai Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sitai Election Result 2021: Assembly Constituency Election Result Live Updates at Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Full list of TMC candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Check it out here". The Indian Express. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Updated after Election, Election Commission web (4 June 2024). "Election Commission web". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Shatrughan Sinha among 20 TMC rebel list signatories". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Tollywood Brigade' disses Mamata: Sayoni Ghosh among celebrity leaders in TMC revolt". The Week. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "TMC merger: Strategic move to aid BJP without legal hurdles". Rediff. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "TMC haemorrhage". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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