Prasanta Digar (born 1987) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Goghat Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Hooghly district representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life Digar is from Goghat, Hooghly district, West Bengal. He is the son of Jagannath Digar. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at a college affiliated with Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2013. He runs his own business. He declared assets worth Rs.1 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.
Career Digar won the Goghat Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,34,498 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nirmal Maji of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 49,582 votes.
Electoral performance +West Bengal Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%MarginResult2026Goghat1,34,49857.39Nirmal Maji84,91636.2949,582 Won
See also 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election List of chief ministers of West Bengal West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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