Chandrima Bhattacharya
| Chandrima Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Law and Health | |
|
Assumed office 2012 | |
| MLA | |
|
Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | New Seat |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence | 57E Garcha Road, Kolkata |
Chandrima Bhattacharya is an All India Trinamool Congress politician and Minister of Law, Judicial Affairs and Health in the Council of Ministers of West Bengal. Chandrima Bhattacharya was inducted as a minister in the first reshuffle of the ministry in January 2012 after Mamata Banerjee took over as Chief Minister.[1] She was also made the junior Law Minister in October 2012.[2] She was promoted as a cabinet minister and given independent charge of Law and Judicial departments in November 2012.[3]
She holds B.Com and Ll.B. degrees.[4] She was a practising advocate in Calcutta High Court till the 2011 elections.[2]
She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on a All India Trinamool Congress ticket from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2011.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mamata inducts two new ministers". The Sunday Indian, 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Junior minister for legal leg-up". The Telegraph, 27 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata reshuffles ministry, drops one minister". Business Standard 22 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". My Neta. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
