Minakshi Mukherjee

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Minakshi Mukherjee
West Bengal State Secretary, Democratic Youth Federation of India
Assumed office
2021
Preceded bySayandeep Mitra
West Bengal State President Democratic Youth Federation of India
In office
2018–2021
Preceded bySayandeep Mitra
Succeeded byDhrubjyoti Saha
Personal details
Born1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)
Burdwan University
OccupationPolitician

Minakshi Mukherjee is an Indian politician from

Nandigram, but lost to Suvendu Adhikari.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Minakshi was born in

Political career

Minakshi Mukherjee started her activism through Students' Federation of India in her college days.[11][12] She was later inducted into the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) local committee in 2008.[4][9] Her leadership and public speaking skills helped her rise within DYFI, and by 2018, she became the state president of DYFI in West Bengal.[10][4][13] In the same year, she also joined the state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal.[4]

In the

On 11 February 2021, she participated in the

Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna, which ended with conflicting claims of how many protesters were hospitalized after the police responded, and prompted a 12-hour strike by the Left Front against police brutality.[20] The injuries of the Nabanna protestors became a political issue in the upcoming election, and Mukherjee continued to emphasize the need for jobs in her campaign.[21][22]
However, she did not win the election.

On 5 October 2021, she became the first woman to serve as the state secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India.[2]

In 2022, Mukherjee was prominent in the protest against the death of Anish Khan and briefly incarcerated.[1] In 2024, she participated in the Left Front grand Brigade rally, including by giving a speech in Kolkata.[1]

References

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  2. ^ a b "DYFI brings Minakshi Mukherjee to secretary post". Anandabazar (in Bengali). October 5, 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Majumdar, Arkamoy Datta (April 4, 2021). "Bengal Polls 2021: Pre-midnight crowd cheers for young Left leader". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Chowdhury, Santanu (2021-03-12). "A Minakshi in the battle of Goliaths". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. ^ "Bengal polls: CPI(M) declares Minakshi Mukherjee as its candidate from Nandigram". India Today. March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. ^ Service, Tribune News. "CPM nominates Minakshi Mukherjee from Nandigram". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  7. ^ "CPI(M) fields Minakshi Mukherjee against Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  8. ^ Singh, Nishant (March 27, 2021). "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021: Key candidates in poll fray amid high-octane battle for eastern state". TimesNowNews. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Minakshi Mukerjee seeks to regain CPI(M)'s lost glory in Nandigram amid clash of titans". Yahoo News. PTI. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b FP Research (March 23, 2021). "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Minakshi Mukherjee profile: CPM candidate to battle heavyweights Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari". FirstPost. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ^ "CM ममता बनर्जी और BJP का खेल बिगाड़ने आई यह लड़की, जानिए कौन है जो नौकरी छोड़कर लड़ रही चुनाव". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  12. ^ "মনোনয়ন জমা দিলেন নন্দীগ্রামের বামপ্রার্থী মীনাক্ষী". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  13. ^ "West Bengal Election 2021: 'দাদা' 'দিদি'-র বিরুদ্ধে নন্দীগ্রামে লড়বেন যুবনেত্রী মীনাক্ষি". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  14. ^ Mitra, Atri (March 29, 2021). "In Nandigram high decibel battle, a faint cheer for CPM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  15. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Dharmendra Pradhan, Smriti Irani by side, Suvendu Adhikari files papers". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  16. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  17. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly polls 2021: CPI(M) fields Minakshi Mukherjee against Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  18. ^ Dwary, Anurag (March 29, 2021). "Meet The 36-Year-Old Up Against Mamata Banerjee, Ex-Aide Suvendu Adhikari". NDTV. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  19. ^ Quint, The (2021-03-10). "CPI(M)'s Minakshi Mukherjee to Contest From Nandigram". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  20. ^ "Police and Left youths clash, bandh today". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  21. ^ "Remixing songs, reinventing a party: How the Left is trying to draw Bengal's millennials". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  22. ^ "Bengal Polls: নন্দীগ্রামে মীনাক্ষী, জামুড়িয়ায় জেএনইউয়ের ঐশী, যুব মুখেই ভরসা সিপিএমের". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.