Madan Mitra
| Madan Mitra | |
|---|---|
 Madan Mitra in 2012 | |
| Minister In Charge Sports & Transport ,Govt. of West Bengal | |
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In office May 20, 2011 – Nov 18,2015 | |
| Preceded by | Subrata Bakshi |
| Succeeded by | Aroop Biswas & Mamata Banerjee |
| Constituency | Kamarhati |
| MLA | |
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Assumed office May 13, 2011 | |
| Constituency | Kamarhati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kolkata[1] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Bhowanipore |
| Occupation | Politician. Minister of Transport, Government of West Bengal |
| Religion | Hindu |
Madan Mitra is an Indian politician and MLA, elected from the Kamarhati constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.[2][3][4] He had been arrested by CBI for his alleged involvement in Saradha scam on December 12, 2014 .[5][6] CBI is also investigating his involvement in Rose Valley chit fund scam. He was the Minister of State for Sports (Independent Charge) and Transport in the Government of West Bengal, but resigned on November 18, 2015 upon cancellation of his bail citing that he is still functioning as a cabinet minister in the state government.
See also
References
- ↑ "Profile of Mr. Madan Mitra" (PDF). Department of Fisheries. n.d. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries". IBNLive.
- ↑ "All the didi's men".
- ↑ "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ "CBI arrests West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam". IBNLive.
- ↑ "Saradha scam: CBI arrests Mamata’s close aide and Bengal minister Madan Mitra". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
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