Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an Trinamool Congress politician in India and President of All India Trinamool Congress , West Bengal. She was the former Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee and Rehabilitation[2] of the Government of West Bengal. Previously, she acted as a minister in the first reshuffle of the ministry in January 2012 after Mamata Banerjee took over as Chief Minister.[3] She was also made the junior Law Minister in October 2012.[4] She was promoted as a cabinet minister and given independent charge of Law and Judicial Department, Government of West Bengal in November 2012.[5]
Chandrima Bhattacharya | |
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| State President of West Bengal Trinamool Congress | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Subrata Bakshi |
| Minister of State ''(I/C)'', Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2012–2026 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan (additional charge) C. V. Ananda Bose R. N. Ravi |
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| Mamata Banerjee | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 2021 – 7 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Sourav Sikdar |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| In office 19 November 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dibyendu Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Das |
| Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| In office 14 May 2011 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1955 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Profession | Politician |
Bhattacharya holds an LL.B (1976) degree from the University of Calcutta.[6] She was also a practising advocate in Calcutta High Court till the 2011 elections.[4]
She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on an Trinamool Congress ticket from Dum Dum Uttar in 2011 and 2021 and from Kanthi Dakshin in 2017.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among Mamata's reliable lieutenants". The Indian Express. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ "Chief Minister's Office - Government of West Bengal". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ "Mamata inducts two new ministers". The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Junior minister for legal leg-up". The Telegraph, 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard India. Business Standard 22 November 2012. Press Trust of India. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.