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Asim Dasgupta
Asim Dasgupta
Minister for Finance & Excise, Government of West Bengal
	In office; 5 June 1987 – 13 May 2011
Preceded by	Ashok Mitra
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra
Constituency	Khardaha
MLA
	In office; 1987–2011
Preceded by	Kamal Sarkar
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra
Constituency	Khardaha
Personal details
Born	29 October 1945 (age 78); Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (BA, MA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Profession	Politician; Economist

Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta (born 30 October 1945) is an Indian economist and politician. He served as minister of finance and excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twenty-four years until 13 May 2011, when he was defeated by FICCI secretary general Amit Mitra by a landslide 26,154 votes^[2] in the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. He was one of the 26 ministers who lost his seat this historic defeat of Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front government.

^ "List of All Ministers". Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "Political greenhorns emerge giant killers in Bengal". Sify News. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[1] "List of All Ministers". Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[2] "Political greenhorns emerge giant killers in Bengal". Sify News. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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Asim Dasgupta


Minister for Finance & Excise, Government of West Bengal
In office 5 June 1987 – 13 May 2011
Preceded by	Ashok Mitra
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra
Constituency	Khardaha
MLA
In office 1987–2011
Preceded by	Kamal Sarkar
Succeeded by	Amit Mitra
Constituency	Khardaha

Personal details
Born	(1945-10-29) 29 October 1945 (age 78) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (BA, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Profession	Politician Economist