Chandrima Bhattacharya
Indian politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an Trinamool Congress politician in India and the former 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]
D. Y. Patil (additional charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan (additional charge)
C. V. Ananda Bose
- Finance (I/C)
- Health and Family Welfare (MoS)
- Land and Land Reforms (MoS)
- Refugee and Rehabilitation (MoS)
Chandrima Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 2012–2026 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan (additional charge) C. V. Ananda Bose |
| Department |
|
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 May 2021 – 7 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Sourav Sikdar |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dibyendu Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Das |
| Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| In office 14 May 2011 – 20 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1955 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Profession | Politician |
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]