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He won the seat in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 74,123 votes. He currently serves as a Cabinet Minister holding Finance in the West Bengal government. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Dr. Swapan Dasgupta?\n\nDr. Swapan Dasgupta represents the Rashbehari Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2026-05-24).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nDr. Swapan Dasgupta is currently Cabinet Minister – Finance in the Government of West Bengal, according to the official council of ministers list (Ministers & Secretaries, West Bengal State Portal (wb.gov.in, last updated 29 July 2026); ranks from the wb.gov.in list of ministers who took oath on 01\u002F06\u002F2026; Chief Minister per the West Bengal Legislative Assembly website). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Dr. Swapan Dasgupta: Neta Trust Score\n\n Dr. Swapan Dasgupta has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Rashbehari election result (2026)\n\n- Winner: Dr. Swapan Dasgupta (BJP) – 74,123 votes (53.9% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Debasish Kumar (deba) (AITC) – 53,258 votes\n- Margin: 20,865 votes\n- Total electors: 1,58,586\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2026 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2026: Elected MLA from Rashbehari, West Bengal Legislative Assembly general election – BJP, 74,123 votes (53.9%), margin 20,865 over Debasish Kumar (deba) (AITC) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Cabinet Minister – Finance\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Dr. Swapan Dasgupta's education and profession\n\nEducation: Doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1980.), as declared in his 2026 election affidavit.\nProfession: Writer (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Dr. Swapan Dasgupta's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2026 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 8,08,00,376 (about Rs 8.1 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Nil\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Dr. Swapan Dasgupta\n\nDr. Swapan Dasgupta has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Dr. Swapan Dasgupta or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2026). 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