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*Refugee and Rehabilitation
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| governor1           = [[M. K. Narayanan]]  <br> [[D. Y. Patil]] <br>
| 2namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]  
[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] <br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
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[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] <br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]  
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| constituency2 = [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanthi Dakshin]]
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'''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}}</ref> is an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] politician and the current [[Minister of State]] for Housing (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation, Panchayats and Rural Development<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wbcmo.gov.in/ministers.aspx |title=Archived copy |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/ |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|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 Judicial and [[Law Department, Government of West Bengal]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web| 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 |publisher= Business Standard 22 November 2012| accessdate = 29 October 2014}}</ref>
'''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}}</ref> is an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] politician and the current [[Minister of State]] for [[Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (I/C)]], [[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=Archived copy |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/ |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|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 web| 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 |publisher= Business Standard 22 November 2012| accessdate = 29 October 2014}}</ref>


Bhattacharya holds a B.Com (1972) and 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}}</ref> She was also a practising advocate in [[Calcutta High Court]] till the 2011 elections.<ref name=law/>
Bhattacharya holds a B.Com (1972) and 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}}</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 [[All India Trinamool Congress]] ticket from [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] 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}}</ref>
She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on an [[All India Trinamool Congress]] ticket from [[Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]] and [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] and from [[Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] 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}}</ref>


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Revision as of 22:56, 24 June 2021


Chandrima Bhattacharya
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
2012
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Department
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byTanmoy Bhattacharya
ConstituencyDum Dum Uttar
In office
2017–2021
Preceded byDibyendu Adhikari
Succeeded byArup Kumar Das
ConstituencyKanthi Dakshin
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTanmoy Bhattacharya
ConstituencyDum Dum Uttar
Personal details
Born (1955-12-05) 5 December 1955 (age 70)
Nationality India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Residence57E Garcha Road, Kolkata
ProfessionPolitician

Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an All India Trinamool Congress politician and the current Minister of State for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (I/C), 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 a B.Com (1972) and 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 All India Trinamool Congress ticket from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2011 and 2021 and from Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2017.[7]

References

  1. "Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among Mamata's reliable lieutenants". The Indian Express. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Mamata inducts two new ministers". The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Junior minister for legal leg-up". The Telegraph, 27 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard 22 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. 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