Biplab Mitra | |
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Minister of Consumer Affairs Government of west bangal | |
Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
Governor | La. Ganesan C. V. Ananda Bose |
Chief minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Sadhan pande |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assuming office 2011 | |
Succeeding | Rafikul Islam |
Constituency | Harirampur |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assembly Member for Harirampur | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Rafikul Islam |
Personal details | |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress [1] |
Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Biplab Mitra is an Indian politician and the present Minister of Consumer Affairs [2] in the Government of West Bengal. He has been elected twice as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly,representing the Harirampur Assembly constituency in 2011 and 2021 as a member of TMC party. [3] [4]
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election,Mitra contested as a candidate for the All India Trinamool Congress. He faced Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Narayan Biswas and won by a margin of 7,067 votes,securing a total of 65,099 votes,while Biswas received 58,032 votes. [5] [6]
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election,Mitra again received the TMC ticket and contested against CPI(M)’s new candidate,Rafikul Islam. This time,he lost by a narrow margin of 4,504 votes,with Mitra receiving 66,943 votes and Islam securing 71,447 votes. [7]
In June 2019,Mitra left All India Trinamool Congress and joined BJP after the Lok Sabha polls. [8] In July 2020,he left the BJP and rejoined the All India Trinamool Congress. [9]
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election,Mitra again got the ticket from TMC and contested from the Harirampur Assembly constituency and defeated BJP candidate Nilanjan Roy by a margin of 22,672 votes,securing his position as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Mitra received a total of 96,131 votes,while Roy received 73,459 votes. [10]
In 10 March 2024,TMC announced his name as a candidate the 2024 Lok Sabha Election in India from Balurghat Lok Sabha constrituency. [11] Mitra contested the election against BJP candidate Sukanta Majumdar,who had previously won the constituency by defeating Arpita Ghosh. Mitra lost the election by a narrow margin of 10,386 votes,receiving a total of 564,610 votes,while Majumdar received 574,996 votes. [12]