Rajib Banerjee

Rajib Banerjee
রাজীব ব্যানার্জী
Minister of Forest, Government of West Bengal
In office
2019 – 22 January 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byBinay Krishna Barman
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2021
Preceded byMohanta Chatterjee
Succeeded byKalyan Ghosh
ConstituencyDomjur
Minister of Irrigation and Waterways Government of West Bengal
In office
2011–2018
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byMamata Banerjee (as I/C)
Succeeded bySuvendu Adhikari
Personal details
Born1974 (1974)
Party
EducationSt. Xavier College
Occupation
  • Social Worker
  • Politician

Rajib Banerjee (b 1974) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Forest Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He was a former Minister in charge of Irrigation & Waterways (2011–2018), and Tribal affairs & backwards classes (2018–2019). He was elected to West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as MLA of Domjur seat in 2011 and 2016 as a member of Trinamool Congress.

Early life and education

Banerjee is from Rashbehari, Howrah district, West Bengal. He is the son of the late Dhananjoy Banerjee. He completed his MBA at IIME in 1995. He also did a Diploma in Computer Application at St. Xavier's Computer Centre in the year 1990 and Honours Graduate from St. Xavier's College[disambiguation needed] in the year 1988.

Career

Banerjee became an MLA for the first time winning the Domjur Assembly constituency representing All India Trinamool Congress in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. In 2011, he polled 1,01,042 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohanta Chatterjee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by a margin of 24,986 votes. He retained the seat for Trinamool Congress, in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, defeating Protima Dutta, an independent candidate, by a margin of 1,07,701 votes. In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he contested Domjur on a BJP ticket and lost to Kalyan Ghosh of the Trinamool Congress.

On January 29, 2021, he resigned his MLA post of Domjur assembly constituency. Next day he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. He rejoined All India Trinamool Congress on 31 October 2021.

References

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  7. ↑ "Domjur Constituency Election Results 2026: Domjur Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Days after quitting Mamata Banerjee cabinet in West Bengal, Rajib Banerjee resigns as TMC MLA". www.timesnownews.com. 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. 1 2 "After 9 months in BJP, Rajib Banerjee rejoins TMC". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "West Bengal polls: The importance of Rajib Banerjee". The Indian Express. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.