# Paritosh Chakrabarti

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**Paritosh Chakrabarti** is a [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party) politician and a former member of parliament for [Rangpur-2](/source/Rangpur-2).

## Career

Chakrabarti was elected to parliament from Rangpur-2 as a Jatiya Party candidate in a 1996 by-election. The by-elections were called after [Hussain Mohammad Ershad](/source/Hussain_Mohammad_Ershad), who was elected from 5 constituencies, resigned and chose to represent [Rangpur-3](/source/Rangpur-3).[1][2][3] He left the Jatiya Party and joined the [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party). He served as the vice-president of the [Rangpur District](/source/Rangpur_District) unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He resigned from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 12 August 2016.[4]

## References

1. ["Electoral Area Result Statistics"](https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=51). *Amarmp*. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

1. ["List of 5th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf) (in Bengali). *Bangladesh Parliament*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180917232851/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf) 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

1. Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). *Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh*. Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2.

1. ["Rangpur BNP leader resigns"](https://www.thedailystar.net/country/rangpur-bnp-leader-resigns-1268293). *The Daily Star*. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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