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	* [[Sonali Chowdhury]]		* [[Sonali Chowdhury]]
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{{Short description|Indian film actress and politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| honorific_prefix = 

| name = '''Locket Chatterjee'''
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]
| term_start1 = 23 May 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Ratna De|Dr. Ratna De (Nag)]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|General Secretary BJP West Bengal]]
| term_start2 = 2020
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[BJP Mahila Morcha|President of BJP Mahila Morcha West Bengal]]
| term_start3 = 2017
| term_end3 = 2020
| predecessor3 = [[Roopa Ganguly]]
| successor3 = [[Agnimitra Paul]]
| office4 = Member of Women's Commission West Bengal
| term_start4 = 2014
| term_end4 = 2015
| birth_name = Locket Chatterjee
| birth_place = [[Dakshineswar]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| citizenship =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2015-present)}}
| otherparty = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(till 2015)}}
| nickname =
| native_name =
| spouse = Prasenjit Bhattacharjee
| father =
| mother =
| children = 1 son
| alma_mater = [[Jogamaya Devi College]], [[University of Calcutta]]
([[B.Sc]])
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Dancer]], [[Politician]]
| residence = [[Narendrapur]], [[West Bengal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-10-31|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5043|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>
| committees = Member of Standing Committee [[Information Technology]]
| awards = Kalakar Award
| signature =
MP Locket Chatterjee Signature.jpg
| website = https://bjpbengal.org/
}}
'''Locket Chatterjee''' (born 4 December 1974) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] actress, politician and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal, India]]. She is also a classical dancer. She completed her training in Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri and Creative,<ref name="Locket Chatterjee biography">{{cite web|title=Locket Chatterjee biography|url=http://www.itimes.com/public/locket.chatterjee/bio|publisher=itimes|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> but is better known as an actress. Previously, she was the state president of [[BJP Mahila Morcha]], the women's wing of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/locket-chatterjee-replaces-roopa-ganguly-as-wb-bjp-mahila-morcha-president/articleshow/59742829.cms|title=Locket Chatterjee replaces Roopa Ganguly as WB BJP Mahila Morcha president|last=PTI|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926144718/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/locket-chatterjee-replaces-roopa-ganguly-as-wb-bjp-mahila-morcha-president/articleshow/59742829.cms|archive-date=26 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Now she is a [[General Secretary]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal]].

==Early life==
Chattarjee's father Sri. Anil Chatterjee was a [[purohit]] of [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple]] as was her grandfather. Her mother took her to dance school. Chatterjee went abroad with the [[Mamata Shankar]] ballet troupe when she was a class VIII student.<ref name="At 16, I got married: Locket">{{cite news|title=At 16, I got married: Locket|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-21/news-interviews/28618738_1_film-industry-dance-tour-dance-school|accessdate=20 May 2012|date=21 Feb 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010311/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-21/news-interviews/28618738_1_film-industry-dance-tour-dance-school|archive-date=5 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> She grew up by the Maa Ganga (popular as Hooghly) on the northern outskirts of Calcutta's [[Dakshineswar]] area.<ref name="Birthday Girl TG">{{cite news|title=Birthday Girl|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111009/jsp/graphiti/story_14600416.jsp|accessdate=20 May 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Kolkata|date=25 November 2008|location=Calcutta, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234244/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111009/jsp/graphiti/story_14600416.jsp|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

She later studied at [[Jogamaya Devi College]], affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=JDC_History>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm|title=History of the College - Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata, INDIA|website=www.jogamayadevicollege.org|access-date=7 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403005423/http://jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
* ''[[Sannyasi Deshonayok]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Kiriti Roy (2016 film)|Kiriti Roy]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Gogoler Kirti]]'' (2014)
* ''Angurlata'' (upcoming)
* ''[[Obhishopto Nighty]]''
* ''Kapurush Mohapurush'' (2013)
* ''Oh Henry!'' (2013)
* ''Chora Bali'' (2012)
* ''Jibaner Rang'' (2012)
* ''Kayekta Meyer Galpo'' (2012), directed by [[Subrata Sen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=I will never attempt a ____: Subrata Sen|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/news-interviews/31764859_1_indie-films-independent-films-theatrical-release|accessdate=24 May 2012|date=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/news-interviews/31764859_1_indie-films-independent-films-theatrical-release|archive-date=4 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Le Halua Le]]'' (2012)
* ''Goraay Gondogol'' (2012)
* ''[[Khokababu]]'' (2012)
* ''Streetlight'' (2011), directed by Animesh Roy; Chatterjee played struggling actress Mitali, a wife and mother<ref name="‘I’m totally inhibition-free’">{{cite news|title='I'm totally inhibition-free'|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110310/jsp/entertainment/story_13690135.jsp|accessdate=24 May 2012|date=10 March 2011|location=Calcutta, India|work=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831114358/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110310/jsp/entertainment/story_13690135.jsp|archive-date=31 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Gosaibaganer Bhoot]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Bye Bye Bangkok]]'' ( 011)
* ''Hello Memsaheb'' (2011)
* ''Uro Chithi'' (2011)
* ''[[Fighter (2011 film)|Fighter]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Poran Jaye Jolia Re]]'' (2009), as Raj's aunt
* ''[[Greptar]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Chander Bari]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Kranti (2006 film)|Kranti]]'' (2006)
* ''Guru'' (2005)
* ''[[Shubhodrishti]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Tyag]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Badsha the King]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Agni (2004 film)|Agni]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Paribar]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mayer Anchal]]'' (2003)
* ''Ektu Chhoa'' (2002)

===Television===
* ''Maa Manasha'' (ETV Bangla)<ref name="Birthday Girl TG"/>
* ''Bhalobasha Theke Jaye'' (ETV Bangla)<ref name="Real to reel">{{cite news|title=Real to reel|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111015/jsp/entertainment/story_14624361.jsp|accessdate=20 May 2012|newspaper=Telegraph, Kolkata|date=15 October 2011|location=Calcutta, India|first=Kushali|last=Nag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004238/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111015/jsp/entertainment/story_14624361.jsp|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Durgeshnandini'', a TV adaptation of [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]]'s novel, directed by [[Tarun Majumdar]]. Locket played the role of Munnibai.<ref name="She’s on a roll">{{cite news|title=She's on a roll|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101020/jsp/entertainment/story_13076751.jsp|accessdate=20 May 2012|newspaper=Telegraph|date=20 October 2010|location=Calcutta, India|first=Kushali|last=Nag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000340/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101020/jsp/entertainment/story_13076751.jsp|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Kalakar Awards<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=Kalakar award winners |url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |publisher=Kalakar website |accessdate=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |archivedate=25 April 2012 }}</ref>
* Nominated,Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) – Bengali for ''Nayika Sangbad'' (directed by [[Bappaditya Bandopadhyay]] and edited by Dipak Mandal 2014)

==Political career==
Locket Chatterjee forayed into politics as a member of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]. She severed ties with [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] and joined BJP in 2015. She contested [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly elections]] from [[Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mayureshwar]] in West Bengal but lost to Abhijit Roy of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]. In 2017 she replaced [[Roopa Ganguly]] as the president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP Mahila Morcha]] in [[West Bengal]].

===Member of Parliament===
She contested the [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|2019 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoogly Lok Sabha]] seat against [[Ratna De]] and won getting 6,71,448 (46.06%) votes.<ref>{{cite news|title = West Bengal: BJP's Locket Chatterjee leads from Hooghly, Mamata's anti-land acquisition launch pad|url =https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/bjps-locket-chatterjee-leads-from-hooghly-mamatas-anti-land-acquisition-launch-pad/amp_articleshow/69460537.cms|date =May 23, 2019|publisher = [[Times of India]]}}</ref>

On 13 September 2019, She was selected as a [[List of Indian parliamentary committees|Member of Standing Committee on Information Technology]] and on 9 October 2019 onwards she's serving as [[List of Indian parliamentary committees|Member of Committee on Empowerment of Women]].

In 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election she contested from Chunchura Seat and lost by whooping 18,879 votes to TMC candidate [[Asit Mazumdar]].

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Politics|Film}}
* [[Sonali Chowdhury]]
* [[Bidipta Chakraborty]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3089623}}

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