Somen Mitra

Somendra Nath Mitra
Somendra Nath Mitra
President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 16 September 2018 – 30 July 2020
Preceded by	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
	In office; 1992–1998
Preceded by	Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Succeeded by	A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2009 – 28 January 2014
Preceded by	Samik Lahiri
Succeeded by	Abhishek Banerjee
Constituency	Diamond Harbour
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1972-1977–1982-2009
Preceded by	Binoy Banerjee
Succeeded by	Sikha Mitra
Constituency	Sealdah
Personal details
Born	31 December 1941; Katorah, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	30 July 2020 (aged 78); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political; affiliations	All India Trinamool Congress (2008-2014)
Spouse(s)	Sikha Mitra
Children	Rohan Mitra
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (B.Sc.), (LL.B.)

Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as Somen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972 to 2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress.^[1] In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress.^[2] He rejoined his parent party Congress in January, 2014, before that he resigned from his MP post.^[3] He became the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee for the second time on 22 September 2018 and served till his death on July 30, 2020.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Somen Mitra leaves Congress". Daily News and Analysis. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
↑ "Now, Somen officially a Trinamool man". Indian Express. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
↑ Somen Mitra rejoins Congress thehindu.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014
↑ "Somen Mitra appointed Congress chief in Bengal". 21 September 2018.

Unrecognised parameter
Preceded by Samik Lahiri	Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Diamond Harbour 2009 – 2014	Succeeded by Abhishek Banerjee
Political offices
Preceded by Siddhartha Shankar Ray	President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee 1992 – 1998	Succeeded by A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Preceded by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee 2018 – 2020	Succeeded by Vacant

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[1] "Somen Mitra leaves Congress". Daily News and Analysis. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[2] "Now, Somen officially a Trinamool man". Indian Express. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[3] Somen Mitra rejoins Congress thehindu.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014

[4] "Somen Mitra appointed Congress chief in Bengal". 21 September 2018.

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