Preceded by Samik Lahiri Spouse(s) Sikha Mitra Succeeded by Abhishek Banerjee Constituency Sealdah Education University of Calcutta | Preceded by Binoy Banerjee Role Politician Constituency Diamond Harbour Name Somendra Mitra | |
Born December 31, 1941 (age 82)
Katorah, Jessore dist ( 1941-12-31 ) Political party Indian National Congress
All India Trinamool Congress (2008-2014)
Indian National Congress (Rejoined In 2014) Similar People Sabitri Mitra, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Madan Mitra, Mukul Roy | ||
Somendra Nath Mitra to replace Chowdhury as West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President
Somendra Nath Mitra (born 31 December 1943), popularly known as Somen Mitra, is an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972-2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress. In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress. He rejoined his parent party Congress in January, 2014, before that he resigned from his MP post.
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