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Chandrima Bhattacharya
Chandrima Bhattacharya | |
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Department |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dibyendu Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Das |
| Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1955 |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence | 57E Garcha Road, Kolkata |
| Profession | Politician |
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[edit]
- ↑ "Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among Mamata's reliable lieutenants". The Indian Express. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Mamata inducts two new ministers". The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Junior minister for legal leg-up". The Telegraph, 27 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard 22 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
| Unrecognised parameter | ||
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| 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 |
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