Hasirani Rath

Politician

Indian West Bengal Gemini 5'3" (160 cm, approx.)

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth08/06/1966
Age60 years
BirthplaceWest Bengal
Zodiac SignGemini

Latest News about Hasirani Rath

28/10/2026

Hasirani Rath and Shankharavh Sarkar, the newly elected BJP candidates from the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls in West Bengal, were scheduled to take their oaths in the state Assembly. The oath ceremony was to be administered by Speaker Rathindra Bose.

09/10/2026

Hasirani Rath won the Nandigram Assembly bypoll for the BJP, securing 1,64,427 votes, or about 75.94 per cent of the total. She defeated Congress candidate Milan Pradhan by a margin of 1,22,753 votes. She is the mother of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari who was killed earlier in 2026.

06/05/2026

Chandranath Rath, son of Hasirani Rath and personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas. The killing drew wide public attention and led to the BJP naming his mother as its Nandigram bypoll candidate.

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Bio/Wiki

Summary
  • Indian politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  • Hometown: Chandipur, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
  • Comes from a middle-class family
  • Involved in grassroots politics since 1998
  • Worked in local-level political organisations before entering mainstream electoral politics
  • According to her 2026 election affidavit, she is a homemaker by profession
  • Elected as the BJP's representative from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in October 2026
  • Former Trinamool Congress worker who joined the BJP along with her family when Suvendu Adhikari switched parties

Physical Stats & More

Height5'3" (160 cm, approx.)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolChowkhali Ganga Padma Milan Kanya Vidyapith

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

Children
Family Incident
  • Her son Chandranath Rath, who served as personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in Madhyamgram, West Bengal, on 06/05/2026
  • The incident drew considerable public attention to her family
  • Chandranath Rath was a former Indian Air Force personnel from Chandipur, Purba Medinipur, and was involved in organisational and election-related work for Suvendu Adhikari

Career

Political Career
  • Involved in grassroots politics since 1998
  • Served two terms as a Panchayat member
  • Served three terms as a Panchayat Samiti member
  • Announced as BJP candidate for the Nandigram Assembly by-election on 15/09/2026
  • Contested the Nandigram Assembly by-election on a BJP ticket on 06/10/2026
  • Won the election on 09/10/2026 by securing 1,64,427 votes
  • Defeated Congress candidate Milan Pradhan by a margin of 1,22,753 votes
  • Became the BJP's elected representative from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
  • Described as a five-time winner of panchayat and panchayat samiti elections
  • Took oath as a newly elected MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 28/10/2026

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Her electoral victory took her from grassroots panchayat politics to state-level legislative representation
2. She stated after her nomination that she would fulfil any responsibility entrusted to her by the party
3. Her 2026 election affidavit lists her profession as homemaker, alongside her political career
4. Her Nandigram victory margin of 1,22,753 votes was reported as a record margin for the constituency

Also born on 8 June

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