▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁M LA ▁of ▁S uri ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Ch att ar aj ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁Bol pur ▁in ▁general ▁election ▁but , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁win . ▁He ▁joined ▁Tr in am ool ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁lost ▁again ▁from ▁Bol pur ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Ch att ar aj ▁lost ▁by p oll ▁in ▁S uri ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁lost ▁ag rain ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁cont ested ▁from ▁S uri . ▁ ▁Ch att ar aj ▁died ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁For ▁Ch att ar aj ' s ▁cor ruption ▁charge ▁he ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Government . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁another ▁cor ruption ▁charge . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁law y ers ▁ ▁Category : All ▁India ▁Tr in am ool ▁Congress ▁polit icians ▁Category : State ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Category : West ▁Beng al ▁ML As