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{{ | {{Short description|Indian Politician}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Sovan Chatterjee | | name = Sovan Chatterjee | ||
| native_name = শোভন চট্টোপাধ্যায় | |||
| image = Sovan Chatterjee - Kolkata 2015-10-22 6615.JPG | | image = Sovan Chatterjee - Kolkata 2015-10-22 6615.JPG | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|07|07|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Sovan Chatterjee Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Wife, net Worth, Assets|url=https://india2017.co.in/sovan-chatterjee-wiki-age-bio-height-wife-net-worth-assets.html|publisher=India 2017| | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|07|07|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Sovan Chatterjee Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Wife, net Worth, Assets|url=https://india2017.co.in/sovan-chatterjee-wiki-age-bio-height-wife-net-worth-assets.html|publisher=India 2017|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| residence = | | residence = | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office1 = [[Mayors of Kolkata| | | office1 = [[Mayors of Kolkata|37th Mayor of Kolkata]] | ||
| deputy1 = Farzana Alam | | deputy1 = Farzana Alam | ||
| term_start1 = 16 June 2010 | | term_start1 = 16 June 2010 | ||
| term_end1 = 22 November 2018 | | term_end1 = 22 November 2018 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayors of Kolkata|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MayorsKolkata.jsp|publisher=KMC Gov| | | predecessor1 = [[Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayors of Kolkata|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MayorsKolkata.jsp|publisher=KMC Gov|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
| successor1 = [[Firhad Hakim]] | | successor1 = [[Firhad Hakim]] | ||
| office2 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | | office2 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | ||
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| predecessor3 = Sova Ghosh | | predecessor3 = Sova Ghosh | ||
| term_start3 = 2010 | | term_start3 = 2010 | ||
| term end2 =2020 | | term end2 = 2020 | ||
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2019–2021) | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2019–2021)}}<br/> | ||
[[Indian National Congress]] (1985–1998) [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1998–2019) | [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1985–1998)}}<br/>[[All India Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(1998–2019)}} | ||
| otherparty = | | otherparty = | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
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'''Sovan Chatterjee''' (born 7 July 1964) is an Indian politician | '''Sovan Chatterjee''' (born 7 July 1964) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and former [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation|Mayor]] of the city of [[Kolkata]], the capital of the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Chatterjee served as a [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] (KMC) councilor since 1985. In 2019, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and left in 2021. | ||
== Political career== | == Political career== | ||
Chatterjee | Chatterjee, a councillor in the KMC since 1985, also served as a mayor in council from 2000 to 2005, of the corporation.<ref name="SC"/> Chatterjee won the [[Behala Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Behala Purba seat]] in the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 West Bengal Assembly election]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 West Bengal Assembly election result|url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/behala-purba-election-results-2011-153.html|publisher=One India}}</ref> which he retained in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Behala Purba Assembly Election result|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/home/state-assembly-constituency/west-bengal-election-result/775-BEHALA_PURBAassembly_election_result_2016.html|publisher=Info Elections|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
=== Mayor of Kolkata === | === Mayor of Kolkata === | ||