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Shri Saumitra Khan

Shri Saumitra Khan

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Bishnupur, West Bengal

Bharatiya Janata Party election symbolBharatiya Janata Party

Saumitra Khan is an Indian politician representing the Bishnupur constituency of West Bengal in the Lok Sabha since 2014. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and currently serves as the president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha West Bengal.

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NOTA > victory margin 15 declared cases · self-declared
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accountability · Poor

The election

How they won the seat

2024 general election result, as declared by the Election Commission of India.

Vote share44.9%
Victory margin5,567
NOTA votes19,132
Candidates7

Margin vs NOTA

Victory margin
5,567
NOTA votes
19,132

More voters chose NOTA than the number of votes separating the winner from the runner-up.

Runner-up: SUJATA MONDAL (AITC).

Updated 4 Jun 2024

Parliamentary work

Did they show up — and speak?

Lok Sabha activity tracked by PRS. House averages: 84% attendance · 26 questions · 6 debates.

Attendance
90% · house 84%
Questions
18 · house 26
Debates
2 · house 6
Attendance90%
Questions18
Debates2
Private bills0

What they ask about · questions by ministry

Culture
3
Home Affairs
2
Civil Aviation
1
Communication
1
Defence
1
External Affairs
1

How they used the floor · interventions by type

Special Mention
6
Government Bills
2
LS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-193)
2
Motion of Thanks on the President's Address
2
Demands for Grants
1
LS - Matters under (Rule-377)
1
Budget (General)
1

15 recorded interventions across 7 types, as logged by PRS.

Updated 31 May 2026

The affidavit

What they declared

As self-declared in the sworn 2024 election affidavit. Criminal cases are self-declared — pending ≠ convicted.

Declared assets₹3.09 Cr
Liabilities₹46.7 L
Criminal cases159 serious · 6 other · self-declared
Assets 2011→2024+23,276%

Declared assets across 4 sworn affidavits · 2011 → 2014 → 2019 → 2024

₹1.3 L2011West Bengal₹12.0 L2014+807%₹86.6 L2019+623%₹3.09 Cr2024+256%

Each point is a sworn affidavit filed with the Election Commission. Declared assets moved from ₹1.3 L (2011) to ₹3.09 Cr (2024) — a change of +23,276%.

Updated 1 May 2024

The affidavit · in detail

Cases, assets & income, line by line

Reproduced from the sworn 2024 ECI affidavit. Self-declared — pending ≠ convicted.

Cite a serious IPC section

9 of 15

Other declared cases

6

“Serious” follows the ADR / MyNeta criteria (offence punishable by 5+ years, non-bailable, electoral, against the State, or a crime against women); derived from the self-declared sections. MyNeta’s own analysis lists this MP among winners with declared serious criminal cases.

Charges by IPC / BNS section · self-declared

  • 4×Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 332)
  • 4×Punishment for criminal intimidation 506)
  • 4×Punishment for criminal breach of trust 406)
  • 3×Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property 420)
  • 3×Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent 409)
  • 1×Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc. 407)
  • 1×Punishment for theft 379)
  • 1×Dishonestly receiving stolen property 411)
  • 1×Habitually dealing in stolen property 413)
  • 1×Punishment for rape 376)
  • 1×Forgery for purpose of cheating 468)
  • 1×Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. 467)
  • 1×Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes 505(2)
  • 1×Statements conducing to public mischief 505(1)
  • 1×Sexual harassment (unwelcome physical contact,advances,demand,request for sexual favours, showing pornography, sexually coloured remark) 354A)
  • 1×Assisting in concealment of stolen property 414)
  • 5×Punishment for Being member of an unlawful assembly 143)
  • 4×Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 188)
  • 3×Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 353)
  • 3×Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 269)
  • 2×Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 34)
  • 2×Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 270)
  • 2×Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 186)
  • 2×Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 504)
  • 2×Punishment of criminal conspiracy 120B)
  • 2×Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman 509)
  • 2×Threat of injury to public servant 189)
  • 1×Punishment for Rioting 147)
  • 1×Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation 283)
  • 1×Disobedience to quarantine rule 271)
  • 1×Punishment for Defamation 500)
  • 1×Obscene acts and songs 294)
  • 1×Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter 285)
  • 1×Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt 323)
  • 1×Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance 187)
  • 1×Punishment for wrongful Confinement 342)

Pending · 15

  • Sonamukhi PS Case No 68/2023 Dt:13.04.2023 serious

    Special Judge, MP MLA Court

    §143§189§323§332§353§354A§505(1)§506§509
  • Kotulpur PS Case No.-243/22 Dated 19.09.2022 serious

    ACJM, Bishnupur, Bankura

    §420§120B
  • Khandaghosh PS Case No.21/21 Dt.: 29.01.2021 serious

    ACJM, Burdwan

    §504§505(1)(b)§509
  • Mollarpur PS Case No.104/20 Dt:31.10.2020 serious

    JM 2nd Court , Birbhum

    §143§186§188§353§332§504§506§505(2)§269§270

    Section 51 of D & M Act, Ssec-3 of E & D Act.

  • Borjora PS Case no 07/19 Dt:10.01.2020 serious

    Special Judge, MP MLA Court

    §409§406§420§467§468§506

    Section-7 PC Act 1988

  • New Town PS Case No.73/19,Dated 22.02.2019 serious

    CJM, Barasat

    §342§376§406
  • Joypur PS Case no 10/19 Dt:17.02.2019 serious

    ACJM, Bishnupur, Bankura

    §420§406§409
  • Bankura PS Case No.33/19 Dt:05.02.2019 serious

    Special Judge, MP MLA Court

    §406§407§409§506

    Section- 7

  • Patrasayer PS Case No 03/19 Dt:07.01.2019 serious

    ACJM, Bishnupur, Bankura

    §379§411§413§414§120B§34

    Sec- 4D of W.B.L.R.Act Sec -21 OF M&M Act

  • Sonamukhi PS Case No 69/2023 Dt:13.04.2023

    ACJM, Bishnupur, Bankura

    §143§189§332§353§285
  • Hare Street PS Case No.172/21 Dt:16.08.2021

    CMM, Calcutta

    §143§147§188§187

    Section- 51B of D&M Act.

  • Siliguri PS Case no 1239/20 Dt:18.09.2020

    ACJM, Siliguri

    §294§500§34
  • Siliguri PS Case no 1237/20,Dt:18.09.2020

    ACJM, Siliguri

    §188§269§270

    Sec-51(b) of D & M Act

  • Bagnan PS Case No 182/20 Dt:24.06.2020

    ACJM, Ulberia

    §143§269§271§332§186§283§188
  • Bishnupur PS Case No.-32/19 Dt: 27.01.2019

    ACJM, Bishnupur, Bankura

    Section-25(1)(a) & 27 of Arms Act

Convicted · 0

None declared.

Reproduced verbatim from the candidate’s sworn ECI affidavit. Self-declared; pending ≠ convicted. Cases marked “charges framed” are pending cases where the court has framed charges and the trial has begun — a court stage, not a verdict.

Where the declared wealth sits

Movable

₹2.45 Cr

Immovable

₹88.6 L

Residential Buildings
₹84.0 L
Jewellery (give details weight value)
₹83.2 L
Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies
₹62.9 L
Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies
₹52.6 L
Motor Vehicles (details of make, etc.)
₹33.3 L
ICICI Pru Savings Suraksha LP Policy No 2193xxxxx 1,95,686 1 Lacs+
₹11.0 L
Non Agricultural Land
₹4.6 L
Cash
₹1.9 L

Declared sources of income

  • SelfSocial worker
  • SpouseProfession
  • DependentNa

Income declared in ITR, by year (self)

2022-2023
₹16.5 L
2021-2022
₹11.7 L
2020-2021
₹8.7 L
2019-2020
₹14.2 L
2018-2019
₹13.4 L

Updated 1 May 2024

Local-area funds

Where the development money went

MPLADS development funds for the constituency. House average: 27% spent.

25%utilised
Allocated₹14.70 Cr
Spent₹3.60 Cr
Lying unspent₹11.10 Cr
Works completed0 / 81

Updated 31 May 2026

Party funding

Who bankrolled the party

Electoral bonds received by Bharatiya Janata Party between 2019 and 2024 — party-level, not attributable to this MP. The scheme was struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2024.

National bond rank№1
Total received₹6061 Cr
Instruments8,633

Top corporate donors to Bharatiya Janata Party

Donor-level breakdown is not disclosed for this party in the public bond data.

Updated 15 Feb 2024

What the numbers suggest

Read between the lines

Arithmetic on the public record — cross-checking what was declared, attended, debated, asked and spent. These are observations about the figures, each cited to its source. dickipedia draws no conclusions about any individual.

  • Declared assets grew 23,276% across 4 affidavits

    Review-worthy

    From ₹1.3 L (2011) to ₹3.09 Cr (2024) — among the steepest on record (top 1% of MPs).

  • Declared case(s) cite IPC sections for cheating, forgery of valuable security, rape

    Review-worthy

    Sections 420, 467, 376 appear in the self-declared affidavit. Pending ≠ convicted; reproduced as recorded.

  • 76% of development funds lie unspent

    Flag

    Only 25% of MPLADS local-area funds were spent — ₹11.10 Cr unspent.

  • More voters chose NOTA than the victory margin

    Notable

    NOTA drew 19,132 votes; the seat was won by 5,567.

Reach & roles

Contact & committees

Public contact details as published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Updated 31 May 2026

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Updated 31 May 2026

Provenance

Sources & method

dickipedia reports public records and the arithmetic on them, and cites every figure; it authors no accusations. Criminal data is reproduced as self-declared in sworn affidavits (pending ≠ convicted). Electoral-bond totals are party-level. Spot an error? It’s open data — corrections welcome on GitHub.