Political families of West Bengal
The partial list of political families of West Bengal state of India.
Bose Family
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, Bengal politician, member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Amiya Nath Bose, son of Sarat, MP from Forward Bloc
- Dr Sisir Kumar Bose, son of Sarat, MP from Forward Bloc
- Subrata Bose, son of Sarat, MP from All India Forward Bloc
- Prof Krishna Bose, wife of Sishir, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Prof Sugata Bose, son of Sishir, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Amit Mitra, former Finance Minister in the Government of West Bengal
Khan Family
- A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury, Union Minister of Railways in Third Indira Gandhi ministry and established the Kolkata Metro.
- Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, MP from Indian National Congress.
- Isha Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Indian National Congress
- Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Rubi Noor, former MLA from Indian National Congress
- Mausam Noor, former MP from Indian National Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Sonya Noor, American vascular surgeon
Adhikari Family
- Sisir Adhikari, sitting MP from Bharatiya Janata Party[1]
- Suvendu Adhikari, sitting MLA & Leader of Opposition from Bharatiya Janata party.
- Dibyendu Adhikari, sitting MP from All India Trinamool Congress.
Das Family
- 'Deshbandhu'Chittaranjan Das
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray, grandson of Chittaranjan Das, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
A. Mukherjee Family
- Ashutosh Mukherjee
- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Served as Minister for Industry and Supply under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet and latter founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Dasmunsi Family
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, former cabinet minister
- Deepa Dasmunsi, former Minister of State for Urban Development
Konar Family
- Hare Krishna Konar, freedom fighter and politician, one of the founding member of Communist Consolidation and later one of the Co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist), first Minister of Land and Land Reforms
- Benoy Krishna Konar, Former MLA and president of All India Kisan Sabha, younger brother of Hare Krishna Konar
Naidu Family
- Sarojini Naidu, freedom fighter and poet
- Padmaja Naidu, Former Governor of West Bengal, daughter of Sarojini Naidu
Mukherjee Family
- Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, member of the West Bengal Legislative Council from 1952 to 1964.
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
- Abhijit Mukherjee, Member of Parliament from the Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal
- Sharmistha Mukherjee, member of Indian National Congress.
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
Banerjee Family
- Mamata Banerjee, founder of All India Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Abhishek Banerjee, MP of Diamond Harbour, president of AITMCP, AITMYC
Singh Family
- Arjun Singh, MP from Barrackpore, MLA of Bhatpara, Chairman of Bhatpara Municipality, senior member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Sunil Singh, MLA of Noapara, Chairman of Garulia Municipality
- Umashankar Singh, senior leader and president of Bharatiya Janata party
Ahmed Family
- Sultan Ahmed, MP and former Union Minister of State for Tourism Department, government of India
- Sajda Ahmed, wife of Sultan, MP from the Uluberia constituency
- Iqbal Ahmed, brother of Sultan, MLA and former deputy mayor of Kolkata
Chatterjee Family
- Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, MP from Hoogly
- Somnath Chatterjee, Son of Nirmal, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and MP from Bolpur
References
- "Explained: The importance of the Adhikari family in West Bengal politics". The Indian Express. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.