Ajit Kumar Jana

Ajit Kumar Jana
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2026
Preceded byBikram Chandra Pradhan
ConstituencyDantan
Personal details
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
ProfessionPolitician

Ajit Kumar Jana (born 1955) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Dantan Assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Jana is from Dantan, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of the late Gangaram Jana. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce in 1979 at Jhargram Raj College which is affiliated with University of Calcutta. He runs his own business. He declared assets worth Rs.14 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.

Career

Jana won the Dantan Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,10,259 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Manik Maiti of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 10,376 votes.

References

  1. ↑ "Ajit Kumar Jana, DANTAN constituency, BJP, WestBengal Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "NDTV Elections - Ajit Kumar Jana". NDTV. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dantan Election Result 2026 Highlights: BJP's Ajit Kumar Jana defeats AITC's Manik Maiti with 10376 votes". India Today. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ajit Kumar Jana(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DANTAN(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dantan Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: West Bengal (Dantan) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dantan, Vidhan Sabha 2026 — IndiaVotes". www.indiavotes.com. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dantan assembly election results 2026: BJP's Ajit Kumar Jana wins Trinamool-held seat by 10,376 votes". The Times of India. 5 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 June 2026.