Rahul Sinha

Rahul Sinha
Member-elect of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
from West Bengal
Assuming office
3 April 2026
SucceedingBikash Ranjan Bhattacharya
State President of Bharatiya Janata Party West Bengal
In office
2009–2015
Preceded bySatyabrata Mookherjee
Succeeded byDilip Ghosh
Personal details
Born (1963-10-20) 20 October 1963
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
(since 1980)
Alma materNetaji Nagar College (B.Com)
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Rahul Biswajit Sinha (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2026. Prior to that, he was the State Party President of BJP West Bengal from 2009 until 2015.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Sinha was born on 20 October 1963 in Calcutta, West Bengal. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Netaji Nagar College in 1982. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party since the formation in 1980. He was elected as BJP State President in West Bengal for two-consecutive terms (2009 and 2012 respectively).[4][5]

Electoral performance

Year Constituency Legislature Party Votes for Sinha Result
Pos. Votes
2006 Jagaddal Assembly BJP 2nd N/A Lost
2009 Bankura Lok Sabha 3rd 42,660 Lost
2014 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha 2nd 2,47,461 Lost
2016 Jorasanko Assembly 2nd 38,476 Lost
2019 Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha 2nd 347,796 Lost
2021 Habra Assembly 2nd 86,692 Lost
2026 West Bengal Rajya Sabha Unopposed[a] Elected

References

  1. ^ Sufficient electors from the BJP MLAs were enough for a majority through proportional representation.
  1. ^ Kar, Devi (2015-11-25). "Dilip Ghosh set to be new West Bengal BJP chief | Dilip Ghosh set to be new West Bengal BJP chief". www.asianage.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  2. ^ IANS (2026-03-04). "Bengal: BJP fields Rahul Sinha for Rajya Sabha polls". The Statesman. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  3. ^ "Rahul Sinha: হারের গ্লানি মুছে এবার সংসদীয় রাজনীতির পথে রাহুল সিনহা, রাজ্যসভায় প্রার্থী করল বিজেপি". bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  4. ^ "Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KOLKATA UTTAR(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  5. ^ "Rahul Sinha: A Voice for Bengal in Rajya Sabha? | Politics". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2026-03-04.