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{{Short description|Indian fashion designer and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Agnimitra Paul
| image = Agnimitra (Paul) sitting in her chamber at the studio - photographed by Sou Boyy (Sourendra Kumar das).JPG
| imagesize = 250px
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| nationality = Indian
| office = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/asansol-dakshin-election-result-2021-live-updates-asansol-dakshin-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696311.html|website= News18|title= Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Agnimitra Paul Of BJP Wins}}</ref>
| term_start = 2 May 2021
| constituency = [[Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Dakshin]]
| predecessor = [[Tapas Banerjee]]
| office1 = President of the [[BJP Mahila Morcha]], West Bengal
| term_start1 = 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Locket Chatterjee]]
| successor1 =
| father = Dr. Ashok Roy
| birth_name = Agnimitra Roy<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theoptimist.news/i-admire-modi-ji-a-lot-and-thats-the-sole-reason-i-joined-the-bjp-agnimitra-paul/ |title= I admire Modi ji a lot and that's the sole reason I joined the BJP: Agnimitra Paul|website= The Optimist }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=1865 |title= Bio|website=myneta.info|access-date=2021-05-03}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Asansol]], [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]], West Bengal
| residence =
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| spouse = Partha Paul
| children = 2 sons
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| profession = Politician, Fashion designer
| alma_mater =
* [[Jadavpur University]] (MBA)
* [[Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences]] (Fashion tech)
* [[Banwarilal Bhalotia College]] (B.Sc)
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'''Agnimitra Paul''' is an Indian [[fashion designer]] turned politician who serves as the Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from Asansol South and as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/asansol-dakshin-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-asansol-dakshin-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9131131.htm|title= Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 LIVE: BJP's Agnimitra Paul wins by 1,800 votes |website= cnbctv18 }}</ref> Prior to joining politics she was a [[Kolkata]]-based [[fashion designer]].

==Personal life ==

Agnimitra Paul was born into a family of doctors and academicians. Her father Dr. Ashok Roy is a [[paediatrician]] in Asansol. She completed her schooling from [[Loreto Convent, Asansol|Loreto Convent]] and [[Asansol Girls' College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theoptimist.news/i-admire-modi-ji-a-lot-and-thats-the-sole-reason-i-joined-the-bjp-agnimitra-paul/|title = I admire Modi ji a lot and that's the sole reason I joined the BJP: Agnimitra Paul|date = 17 September 2019}}</ref> She completed her bachelor's degree in Botany (Honours) in [[Banwarilal Bhalotia College]].

She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/following-her-heart/cid/1541136|title=Following her heart|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> They have two children.

==Career in fashion==
Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several of Bollywood films such as ''[[Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche]]'' and ''[[Via Darjeeling]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/fashion-designer-agnimitra-paul-joins-bjp-in-bengal-119032300552_1.html|title=Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=23 March 2019|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

She has designed costumes and personal wardrobes for [[Sridevi]], [[Esha Deol]], [[Mithun Chakraborthy]], [[Shonal Rawat]], [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], [[Vinay Pathak]] and [[Parvin Dabas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sridevi-gave-me-my-bollywood-break-in-2000-agnimitra-paul-118022601092_1.html|title=Sridevi gave me my Bollywood break in 2000: Agnimitra Paul|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=26 February 2018|via=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://strandofsilk.com/designer/agnimitra-paul|title=About Indian Designer Agnimitra Paul | Search Indian and Asian Fashion Designer Online|website=strandofsilk.com}}</ref>

She started her own fashion label "Inga" across many cities in India. Paul also designed for the [[Lakme Fashion Week]] Summer/Resort 2013.

Former US Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] was presented with shawls and blankets that Paul designed.<ref name="auto"/>

==Political career==

Paul joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in March 2019.

In 2020, Paul became the [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] president of [[West Bengal]] succeeding [[Locket Chatterjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/roopa-locket-agnimitra-how-bjp-mahila-morcha-got-a-glamorous-turn-in-bengal/447455/|title=Roopa, Locket, Agnimitra — how BJP mahila morcha got a 'glamorous turn' in Bengal|first=Madhuparna|last=Das|date=24 June 2020}}</ref>

As the BJP Mahila Morcha president, she organised self-defence training workshop called "Uma" for women across 23 districts the state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mohila-morcha-to-give-self-defence-training-to-bengal-women/article32615856.ece|title=BJP Mohila Morcha to give self-defence training to Bengal women|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 September 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

She defeated TMC's [[Saayoni Ghosh]] in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] from Asansol Dakshin Vidhan Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tmcs-saayoni-bjps-agnimitra-battle-it-out-in-asansol-south/articleshow/82265270.cms|title=TMC's Saayoni, BJP's Agnimitra battle it out in Asansol South | Kolkata News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bengali people]]
[[Category:People from Asansol]]
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Jadavpur University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian women fashion designers]]
[[Category:Indian costume designers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian businesswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026]]

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