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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sreerupa Mitra Choudhury
| image = Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury.jpg
| image size =
| caption=
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|54|2019|04|23}}<ref name="ET">{{cite news |title=Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury: Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury BJP from MALDAHA DAKSHIN in Lok Sabha Elections {{!}} Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury News, images and videos |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/sreerupa-mitra-chaudhury/candidates/candidateid-7449.cms?from=mdr |access-date=14 July 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref name="ET"/>
| Children =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| office4 = National [[Advisor]] of [[National Legal Services Authority]] of the [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]
| term_start = 2 May 2021
| constituency = [[English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|English Bazar]], Malda
| term_start4 = 2008
| term_end4 = 2010
| predecessor4 =
| successor4=
| office3 = [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[NGO]] Sudinalay
| term_start3= 2010| term_end3= 2013
| office2 = [[Chairman]] of [[Special Task Force (India)]] on [[Crimes|Rape, Trafficking & Violence Against Women]]
| term_start2= December 2012
| term_end2= December 2013
|office1 =[[Chairperson]] of [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|National Institute for Gender Justice]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/pics-national-institute-for-gender-justice-honours-rani-mukerji-with-national-award-1673635.html|title=National Institute for Gender Justice honours Rani Mukerji with National Award|website=www .oneindia.com|access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref>
| office = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 =2016
| predecessor1 =
| residence = South Baluchar, [[Malda, West Bengal]]<ref name="MyNeta"/>
| spouse = R.K Mitra
| education = [[Post Graduate]]<br/>[[Master of Arts|M.A]], [[University of North Bengal]]<ref name="MyNeta"/>
}}
'''Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury''', popularly known as '''Nirbhaya Didi''', is an Indian politician and a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She is also a social worker, women's rights activist and former journalist.<ref name="a">{{cite news |last1=Akram |first1=Maria |title=Beauty queen Ruby loses lustre in poll heat and dust |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/beauty-queen-ruby-loses-lustre-in-poll-heat-and-dust/articleshow/32816843.cms |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 March 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="b"/>

==Personal life==
Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury hails from South Baluchar Battla in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]]. She is a [[Post Graduate]] and did her [[Masters of Arts]] from [[North Bengal University]] in 1987. She is married to R. K. Mitra.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MALDAHA DAKSHIN(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7449 |website=myneta.info|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2004 she took part in the launching of the National Legal Literacy Mission.<ref name="d"/> As of 2008 she served as national advisor of the National Legal Services Authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice.<ref name="d">{{cite news |title=Pitch in for victims of rights violation, Sreerupa to students |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080119/jal.htm#2 |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=Tribune |date=18 January 2008}}</ref> As of 2010 she was the president of the NGO Sudinalay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Indrani |title=Mentally unwell woman locked up in dirty room for 3 years rescued |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Mentally-unwell-woman-locked-up-in-dirty-room-for-3-years-rescued/articleshow/6576946.cms |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 September 2010 |language=en}}</ref>

Known as ''Nirbhaya Didi'' in [[Kolkata]], she was involved with the process of rehabilitation of rape victims and providing toilets to women.<ref name="a"/> She chaired the special task force on rape, trafficking and violence against women set up by the Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] after the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]].<ref name="a"/><ref name="c"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Special court sought to try cases of human trafficking |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/special-court-sought-to-try-cases-of-human-trafficking/article4561183.ece |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=29 March 2013 |language=en-IN}}</ref> She resigned from this post in December 2013, amidst speculations that she could have run for parliament from the [[Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malda seat]] as an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate.<ref name="c">{{cite web|website=Echo of India |url=http://echoofindia.com/malda-pm-s-nirbhaya-task-force-chairperson-resigns-43913 |title=PM's Nirbhaya Task Force Chairperson Resigns|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

Chaudhury was named as the candidate of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] in the [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi Lok Sabha seat]] in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]].<ref name="a"/><ref name="b">{{cite news|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/biswajits-candidature-gives-trinamools-delhi-fight-some-lift |title=Biswajit's candidature gives Trinamool's Delhi fight some lift |work=The Siasat Daily |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Lok Sabha election, she contested from [[Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maldaha Dakshin]] seat with a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ticket.<ref name="MyNeta"/><ref name="ET"/> But lost to [[Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury]] by a very less margin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maldaha Dakshin Election Result 2019: Congress MP Abu Hasem defeats BJP, attains fourth term in Lok Sabha |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/maldaha-dakshin-wb-election-2019-maldaha-dakshin-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/407640 |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=Times Now |date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Chaudhury contested as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate from [[English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|English Bazar]] and won the seat by defeating her nearest rival from TMC.<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP candidate selection Anger elation in three districts |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/bjp-candidate-selection-anger-elation-three-districts-1502958238.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=The Statesman |date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=De Sarkar |first1=Soumya |title=Bengal Elections 2021: BJP frowns at Englishbazar |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-bjp-frowns-at-englishbazar/cid/1812207 |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=11 April 2021}}</ref>

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