Sadhan Pande (13 November 1950 – 20 February 2022) was an Indian politician who served as Minister for Consumer Affairs & Self Help Group & Self-Employment, Government of West Bengal. He was also an MLA, elected from the Maniktala constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. Previously, he was a Congress Leader and six times elected MLA from Burtola till 2011. After his defeat in Lok Sabha Elections 1998, from Calcutta North East, he left Congress and joined Trinamool Congress.[1][2] Pande died in Mumbai on 20 February 2022, at the age of 71. He suffered from kidney ailments prior to his death.[3]

Sadhan Pande
Minister for Consumer Affairs & Self Help Group & Self-Employment, Government Of West Bengal
In office
20 May 2011  9 November 2021
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil (additional charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Mamata Banerjee
Succeeded bySashi Panja (Self Help Group and Self Employment) Manas Bhunia (Consumer Affairs)
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011  20 February 2022
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
Preceded byRupa Bagchi
ConstituencyManiktala
In office
1985–2011
Preceded byAjit Kumar Panja
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyBurtola
Personal details
Born(1950-11-13)13 November 1950
Died20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 71)
PartyTrinamool Congress (1998–2022)
Indian National Congress (1979–1998)
SpouseSupti Pandey
ChildrenShreya Pande
University of Calcutta

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