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| office1 = [[Minister of State|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]] | | office1 = [[Minister of State|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]], [[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
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| 1namedata1 = | | 1namedata1 = *[[Ministry of Finance (West Bengal)|Finance]] ''(I/C)'' | ||
* [[Ministry of Finance( West Bengal)|Finance ]] | *[[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]] ''(MoS)'' | ||
*[[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]] | *[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]] ''(MoS)'' | ||
*[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]] | *Refugee and Rehabilitation ''(MoS)'' | ||
*Refugee and Rehabilitation | |||
| 2blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] | | 2blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] | ||
| 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | | 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | ||
| governor1 = [[M. K. Narayanan]] | | governor1 = [[M. K. Narayanan]]<br>[[D. Y. Patil]] ''(additional charge)''<br> | ||
[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] <br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | [[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<br/>[[La. Ganesan]] ''(additional charge)''<br/>[[C. V. Ananda Bose]] | ||
| term_start1 = 2012 | | term_start1 = 2012 | ||
| term_end1 = | | term_end1 = | ||
| office2 = [[ | | office2 = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start2 = 2 May 2021 | | term_start2 = 2 May 2021 | ||
| constituency2 = [[Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Uttar]] | | constituency2 = [[Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Uttar]] | ||
| predecessor2 = Tanmoy Bhattacharya | | predecessor2 = Tanmoy Bhattacharya | ||
| constituency3 = [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]] | | constituency3 = [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]] | ||
| term_start3 = | | term_start3 = 20 May 2016 | ||
| term_end3 = 2021 | | term_end3 = 2 May 2021 | ||
| predecessor3 = [[Dibyendu Adhikari]] | | predecessor3 = [[Dibyendu Adhikari]] | ||
| successor3 = Arup Kumar Das | | successor3 = Arup Kumar Das | ||
| constituency4 = [[Dum Dum Uttar]] | | constituency4 = [[Dum Dum Uttar]] | ||
| term_start4 = 2011 | | term_start4 = 14 May 2011 | ||
| term_end4 = 2016 | | term_end4 = 20 May 2016 | ||
| predecessor4 = ''Constituency established'' | | predecessor4 = ''Constituency established'' | ||
| successor4 = Tanmoy Bhattacharya | | successor4 = Tanmoy Bhattacharya | ||
| party = [[ | | party = [[Trinamool Congress]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
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'''Chandrima Bhattacharya'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among | '''Chandrima Bhattacharya'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among Mamata's reliable lieutenants|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/chandrima-bhattacharya-bengal-elections-mamata-banerjee-tmc-7239228/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=27 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127113402/https://indianexpress.com/elections/chandrima-bhattacharya-bengal-elections-mamata-banerjee-tmc-7239228/|url-status=live}}</ref> is an [[Trinamool Congress]] politician in India and the current [[Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Finance (West Bengal)|Finance]] ''(Independent Charge)'', [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]], [[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]], Refugee and Rehabilitation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wbcmo.gov.in/ministers.aspx |title=Chief Minister's Office - Government of West Bengal |access-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223173653/http://www.wbcmo.gov.in/ministers.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name=minister>{{cite web | url = http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers/254/28644/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20141215114436/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/mamata-inducts-two-new-ministers/254/28644/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 15 December 2014 | title = Mamata inducts two new ministers | publisher = The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012 | accessdate = 19 August 2014 }}</ref> She was also made the junior Law Minister in October 2012.<ref name=law>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121027/jsp/bengal/story_16128013.jsp#.U_86BWPYfIU| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113844/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121027/jsp/bengal/story_16128013.jsp#.U_86BWPYfIU| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 September 2014|title = Junior minister for legal leg-up |publisher= The Telegraph, 27 October 2012| accessdate = 19 August 2014}}</ref> She was promoted as a cabinet minister and given independent charge of [[Department of Law (West Bengal)|Law and Judicial Department]], [[Government of West Bengal]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mamata-reshuffles-ministry-drops-one-minister-112112200043_1.html |title = Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister |newspaper = Business Standard India |date = 22 November 2012 |publisher = Business Standard 22 November 2012 |accessdate = 29 October 2014 |agency = Press Trust of India |archive-date = 30 October 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030145545/http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mamata-reshuffles-ministry-drops-one-minister-112112200043_1.html |url-status = live }}</ref> | ||
Bhattacharya holds | Bhattacharya holds an [[LL.B]] (1976) degree from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=638 | title =Election Watch Reporter | publisher =My Neta | accessdate =19 August 2014 | archive-date =3 September 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073129/http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=638 | url-status =live }}</ref> She was also a practising advocate in [[Calcutta High Court]] till the 2011 elections.<ref name=law/> | ||
She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on an [[ | She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on an [[Trinamool Congress]] ticket from [[Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum Uttar]] in [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]] and [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] and from [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]] in 2017.<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| title =General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal| work =Constituency-wise Data| publisher =Election Commission| accessdate =13 August 2014| archive-date =4 April 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140404205355/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| url-status =live}}</ref> | ||
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Chandrima Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan (additional charge) C. V. Ananda Bose |
| Department |
|
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| In office 20 May 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 |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence | 57E Garcha Road, Kolkata |
| Profession | Politician |
Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an Trinamool Congress politician in India and the current 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]
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 | edit source]
- ↑ "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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
| Unrecognised parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| New seat | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Preceded by Dibyendu Adhikari |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2017 – 2021 |
Succeeded by Arup Kumar Das |
| Preceded by Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2017 - |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Vacant |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of West Bengal 2012 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
