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Jyotipriya Mallick

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Jyotipriya Mallick is an Indian politician and former Minister for Department of Forest Affairs and Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources[2] in the Government of West Bengal.[3] He previously served as the Minister for Food & Supplies in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Habra constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.[4] In 2016 and 2021 assembly election he was re-elected from the same constituency.[5][6][7] On 27 October 2023 he was arrested by ED for ration scam. He was granted bail on 15 January 2025.[8] Mallick officially left the Trinamool on 20 June 2026, citing doctors advice concerning an illness.[9]

Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Department
  • Forest Affairs
Preceded byRajib Banerjee (Forest Affairs)
Subrata Mukherjee (Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy)
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Jyotipriya Mallick
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
In office
10 May 2021 – 17 February 2024
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan (additional charge)
C. V. Ananda Bose
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Department
  • Forest Affairs
Preceded byRajib Banerjee (Forest Affairs)
Subrata Mukherjee (Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy)
Succeeded byBirbaha Hansda (Forest Affairs)
In office
20 May 2011 – 10 May 2021
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil (additional charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Department
  • Food & Supplies
Succeeded byRathin Ghosh
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2011 – 4 May 2026
Preceded byP. K Bhattacharya
Succeeded byDebdas Mondal
ConstituencyHabra
In office
2001 – May 2011
ConstituencyGaighata
Personal details
Born (1957-11-17) 17 November 1957 (age 68)[1]
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress till 19th june 2026
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On 27 October 2023, Mallick was arrested by the ED in the ration corruption case. He fell ill during the hearing after being produced in the court. He was then taken to ED custody after being discharged after 7 days in the hospital. He got bail on 15 January 2025.[10]

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