The All India Trinamool Congress is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress and rapidly rose to prominence in the politics of West Bengal under her leadership. Presently,it is ruling the state of West Bengal beside being the third-largest party in India in terms of number of MPs just after the BJP and INC.
Mekhliganj is a city and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mekhliganj subdivision. Earlier it was a Zamindari divided mainly in 3 parts under the Cooch Behar Kingdom. Sikarwar Rajputs,the trading clan along with other local clans started the process of rehabilitation in Mekliganj. It is said that the elephant in the Royal Symbol of Koch Kingdom,was a gift from the Sikarwar Rajputs to the Koch King,Shri Shri Maharaja Shivendra Narayan,in return of fertile land near the Teesta River and 2 Rupees as nazrana. Later the Rajputs established Chattradhari Estate here. After the succession by Shri Shri Maharaja Narendra Narayan named this place to Mekhliganj,a place where 'Mekhla' also people stays.
Hiten Barman is an Indian politician,who was earlier with All India Forward Bloc and later joined All India Trinamool Congress in the Indian state West Bengal.
Mekhliganj subdivision is one of five subdivisions of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal,India. It has an area of 459.78 km2. As of 2011,its population was 282,750,of which 90.09% was rural and 9.91 urban.
Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South from 2006 to 2009.
Mekliganj is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.....
Cooch Behar Uttar is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Dinhata Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Upendranath Biswas or U. N. Biswas is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,caste historian,and an Indian politician. He is widely known for his probe into the Fodder Scam and for bringing down the once-powerful RJD leader and Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1997.
Amar Roy Pradhan or Amarendra Nath Roy Pradhan was an Indian politician from All India Forward Bloc party. He remained MP from Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency eight times from 1977 to 1999,prior to which he was member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly MLA from Mekhliganj thrice (1962–1971).
Arjun Singh is an Indian politician and a member of parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. He contested the 2019 Indian general election as a BJP candidate and won against TMC candidate Dinesh Trivedi.
Subodh Adhikary is an Indian politician from All India Trinamool Congress. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bijpur. He is also the District General Secretary of All India Trinamool Congress from North 24 Parganas district.
Sukumar Roy is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Cooch Behar Uttar. He is now the district president of BJP Cooch Behar District.
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia is an Indian politician from TMC. In May 2021,he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sitai. He is currently serving as the Member of Parliament from Cooch Behar.
Jiban Krishna Saha,is an Indian politician and a MLA from All India Trinamool Congress elected from the Burwan constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. On 17th April,2023 he was arrested by the CBI at 5 am in connection with alleged State School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay is an Indian politician and former judge of the Calcutta High Court.
Manik Bhattacharya is an Indian teacher,advocate and politician who served as president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) until 2022. During SLST Examination 2016,he was the president of WBBPE. In late 2023,he was admitted to SSKM Hospital,citing chest pains.[11] A member of Trinamool Congress,he is serving as member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Palashipara,Nadia since 7 May 2021. He was arrested by ED on 11 October 2022 in connection with 2022 West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam. He got bail from Calcutta High Court in September 2024.
Satyajit Barman is an Indian politician from AITC. In May 2021,he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Hemtabad,Uttar Dinajpur,West Bengal,India. He has been appointed "Minister of State" for the School Education Department under Government of West Bengal after the suspension of MLA Paresh Chandra Adhikary on 17 May 2022.
