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Biplab Mitra is an Indian politician and the present Minister of Consumer Affairs [2] in the Government of West Bengal. He has been elected twice as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, representing the Harirampur Assembly constituency in 2011 and 2021 as a member of TMC party.[3][4]
Biplab Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Consumer Affairs Government of west bangal | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor | La. Ganesan C. V. Ananda Bose |
| Chief minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Sadhan pande |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Mitra contested as a candidate for the All India Trinamool Congress. He faced Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Narayan Biswas and won by a margin of 7,067 votes, securing a total of 65,099 votes, while Biswas received 58,032 votes.[5][6]
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Mitra again received the TMC ticket and contested against CPI(M)’s new candidate, Rafikul Islam. This time, he lost by a narrow margin of 4,504 votes, with Mitra receiving 66,943 votes and Islam securing 71,447 votes.[7]
In June 2019, Mitra left All India Trinamool Congress and joined BJP after the Lok Sabha polls.[8] In July 2020, he left the BJP and rejoined the All India Trinamool Congress.[9]
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Mitra again got the ticket from TMC and contested from the Harirampur Assembly constituency and defeated BJP candidate Nilanjan Roy by a margin of 22,672 votes, securing his position as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Mitra received a total of 96,131 votes, while Roy received 73,459 votes.[10]
In 10 March 2024, TMC announced his name as a candidate the 2024 Lok Sabha Election in India from Balurghat Lok Sabha constrituency.[11] Mitra contested the election against BJP candidate Sukanta Majumdar, who had previously won the constituency by defeating Arpita Ghosh. Mitra lost the election by a narrow margin of 10,386 votes, receiving a total of 564,610 votes, while Majumdar received 574,996 votes.[12]
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