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 Mukherjee was considered one of the two close aides of former prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]], along with [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]. [[CPIM]] leaders used a slogan "''Indirar dui putra Priyo Ranjan o Subrata''" ({{translation|Indira's two sons Priya Ranjan and Subrata}}).
-In 1971 and 1972, Mukherjee was elected to the legislative assembly from the [[Ballygunge_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Ballygunge Assembly]] constituency. In 1972, he was appointed Minister of State in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray ministry as Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs. He also held an additional responsibility as Minister of State for local government.
+In 1971 and 1972, Mukherjee was elected to the legislative assembly from the [[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballygunge Assembly]] constituency. In 1972, he was appointed Minister of State in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray ministry as Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs. He also held an additional responsibility as Minister of State for local government.
-He lost the Ballygunge Assembly constituency when the Congress party was defeated by the Left Front amid huge anti-incumbency voting patterns. In 1982, he shifted to the [[Jorabagan_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Jorabagan]] Assembly constituency and represented it till 1996. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from [[Chowrangee_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Chowranghee]] in 1996 and 2001.
+He lost the Ballygunge Assembly constituency when the Congress party was defeated by the Left Front amid huge anti-incumbency voting patterns. In 1982, he shifted to the [[Jorabagan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jorabagan]] Assembly constituency and represented it till 1996. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from [[Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chowranghee]] in 1996 and 2001.
 ===Career with All India Trinamool Congress===
 In 1999, he joined with [[Mamata Banerjee]], parting ways with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/west-bengal-congress-leader-subrata-mukherjee-joins-trinamool-congress/1/255366.html West Bengal Congress leader ''Subrata Mukherjee'' joins Trinamool Congress: NATION], ''India Today''; accessed 2 November 2015.</ref> This decision came from the Congress MLA, as [[INTUC]] denied him the nomination to the governing body of the [[ILO]] for the second term.<ref>[http://India today.intoday.in/story/denied-ilo-nomination-bengal-congress-leader-subrata-mukherjee-joins-mamatas-party/1/255285.html Denied ILO nomination, Bengal Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee joins Mamata's party: INDIASCOPE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715070823/http://india/ |date=15 July 2013 }}, ''India Today''; accessed 2 November 2015.</ref> He was made the [[Mayors of Kolkata|Mayor of Kolkata]] in 2000, as a [[Trinamool Congress]] candidate. However, even after being the Mayor as a Trinamool leader, he decided not to resign as a Congress member of the Legislative Assembly.<ref>[http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20000711/ina11057.html Profile], expressindia.indianexpress.com; accessed 2 November 2015.</ref> As Mayor, he had planned a 300&nbsp;ft-high Kolkata gate on EM Bypass, which would have cost Rs. 20-crore.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130629122302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-02/kolkata/27217058_1_kolkata-gate-foundation-stone-kmc .[[Kolkata]] Gate may have to be shelved: Mayor – The Times of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, the project could not go ahead, as it could not obtain clearance from the Pollution Control Board.
-Mukherjee was also elected to the Assembly on a [[Trinamool Congress]] ticket in 2001 from Chowrighee. He also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 from [[Calcutta_North_West_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)|Calcutta North West constituency]], but lost.
+Mukherjee was also elected to the Assembly on a [[Trinamool Congress]] ticket in 2001 from Chowrighee. He also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 from [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Calcutta North West constituency]], but lost.
 ===Polls of Kolkata Municipal Corporation===
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 In the 2006 state elections, he came third in the Chowranghee seat as a Congress candidate. In 2006, the Congress had also fielded Mukherjee for the biennial election for a [[Rajya Sabha]] seat, but he failed to win.
-In 2009, he fought from [[Bankura_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)|Bankura Lok Sabha constituency]] on the Congress ticket and lost.
+In 2009, he fought from [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bankura Lok Sabha constituency]] on the Congress ticket and lost.
 In May 2010, Mukherjee left the Indian National Congress again and rejoined Trinamool Congress, leaving the post of Pradesh Congress Working President.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130629113354/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Subrata-Mukherjee-joins-Trinamool/Article1-539889.aspx Subrata Mukherjee joins Trinamool], hindustantimes.com; accessed 2 November 2015.</ref> He contested the 2011 Assembly elections from the Ballygunge seat.