Pradip Lodha

Pradip Lodha
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2026
Preceded byUttara Singha
ConstituencyGarbeta
Personal details
Born1961 (age 64–65)
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
ProfessionPolitician

Pradip Lodha (born 1961) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Garbeta Assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Lodha is from Garbeta, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He is the son of the late Nandalal Lodha. He completed his BCom at a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1982. He along with his wife, runs the family business. He declared assets worth Rs.1 crore in 2016 and Rs.6 crore in 2026, in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.

Career

Lodha won the Garbeta Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,13,752 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, Uttara Singha of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 26,225 votes. In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he contested from Garbeta and finished third behind winner, Asish Chakraborty of the Trinamool Congress and Sorforaj Khan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

References

  1. ↑ "Pradip Lodha, GARBETA constituency, BJP, WestBengal Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "NDTV Elections - Pradip Lodha". NDTV. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pradip Lodha(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GARBETA(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pradip Lodha(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GARBETA(PASCHIM MEDINIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Garbeta Election Result 2026 Highlights: BJP's Pradip Lodha with 113752 defeats AITC's Uttara Singha". India Today. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Garbeta, Vidhan Sabha 2026 — IndiaVotes". www.indiavotes.com. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Garbeta election results 2026: BJP's Pradip Lodha wins by 26,225 votes, defeats TMC's Uttara Singha Hazra". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Garbeta Election Result 2026 LIVE Updates: West Bengal (Garbeta) Assembly Election Results 2026 Winner, Vote Counting, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Garbeta Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 6 June 2026.