Bishnu Pada Ray

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, MP of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Ferrargunj, South Andaman on January 03, 2016.jpg | name = Bisnu Pada Ray | native_name = | native_name_lang = Bengali | caption = Ray in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start = 4 June 2024 | predecessor = Kuldeep Rai Sharma | constituency = Andaman & Nicobar Islands | term_start1 = 16 May 2009 | term_end1 = 23 May 2019 | predecessor1 = Manoranjan Bhakta | successor1 = Kuldeep Rai Sharma | constituency1 = Andaman & Nicobar Islands | term_start2 = 6 October 1999 | term_end2 = 16 May 2004 | predecessor2 = Manoranjan Bhakta | successor2 = Manoranjan Bhakta | constituency2 = Andaman & Nicobar Islands | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | occupation = Politician | alma_mater = Anandamohan College, Kolkata | website = | footnotes = | date = 3 May | year = 2019 | source = https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/bishnu-pada-ray National Portal of India }}

'''Bishnu Pada Ray''' (born 19 June 1950) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is elected to the elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Andaman and Nicobar Islands constituency since 2024. Previously, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Andaman and Nicobar Islands constituency from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2009 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/bishnu-pada-ray |title=Bishnu Pada Ray |publisher=National Portal of India |accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Ray was born to Ramashis Ray on 19 June 1950 at Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bishnu Pada Ray(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS(ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=17 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

He has completed Bachelor of Commerce from University of Calcutta in year 1973.<ref name=":0" />

== Electoral history ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%; text-align: center;" |+ !Year !Office !Constituency ! colspan="2" |Party !Votes for !% !Opponent ! colspan="2" |Party !Votes !% !Result |- |1991 | rowspan="8" |Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | rowspan="8" |Andaman and Nicober Islands | rowspan="8" |Bharatiya Janata Party<br />frameless|40px |5,208 |4.85 | rowspan="5" |Manoranjan Bhakta | rowspan="8" |Indian National Congress<br />frameless|40px |54,075 |50.39 |{{Lost}} |- |1996 |31,097 |24.25 |74,642 |58.22 |{{Lost}} |- |1998 |51,821 |35.53 |52,365 |35.91 |{{Lost}} |- |1999 |76,891 |52.74 |62,944 |43.17 |{{Won}} |- |2004 |55,294 |35.95 |85,794 |55.77 |{{Lost}} |- |2009 |75,211 |44.21 | rowspan="3" |Kuldeep Rai Sharma |72,221 |42.46 |{{Won}} |- |2014 |90,969 |47.80 |83,157 |43.69 |{{Won}} |- |2024 |102,182 |50.59 |77,829 |38.53 |{{Won}} |}

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== External links == *[https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/bishnu-pada-ray Political Information] {{16th Lok Sabha members from Union territories |state=expanded}} {{18th Lok Sabha members from Union territories |state=expanded}}

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