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Chandrima Bhattacharya

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Chandrima Bhattacharya
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
2012
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil (additional charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan (additional charge)
C. V. Ananda Bose
Department
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byTanmoy Bhattacharya
ConstituencyDum Dum Uttar
In office
2016–2021
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 68)
Nationality India
Political partyTrinamool Congress
Residence(s)57E Garcha Road, Kolkata
ProfessionPolitician

Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an Trinamool Congress politician and the current Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), 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 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 Trinamool Congress ticket from Dum Dum Uttar in 2011 and 2021 and from Kanthi Dakshin in 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chandrima Bhattacharya: One among Mamata's reliable lieutenants". The Indian Express. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chief Minister's Office - Government of West Bengal". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Mamata inducts two new ministers". The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Junior minister for legal leg-up". The Telegraph, 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard India. Business Standard 22 November 2012. Press Trust of India. 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.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
New seat Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

2011 – 2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

2017 – 2021
Succeeded by
Arup Kumar Das
Preceded by 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