Minakshi Mukherjee
Minakshi Mukherjee | |
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West Bengal State Secretary, Democratic Youth Federation of India | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sayandeep Mitra |
West Bengal State President Democratic Youth Federation of India | |
In office 2018–2021 | |
Preceded by | Sayandeep Mitra |
Succeeded by | Dhrubjyoti Saha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40) Burdwan University |
Occupation | Politician |
Minakshi Mukherjee is an Indian politician from
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
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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- ^ Majumdar, Arkamoy Datta (April 4, 2021). "Bengal Polls 2021: Pre-midnight crowd cheers for young Left leader". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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- ^ "Bengal polls: CPI(M) declares Minakshi Mukherjee as its candidate from Nandigram". India Today. March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "CPM nominates Minakshi Mukherjee from Nandigram". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "CPI(M) fields Minakshi Mukherjee against Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "মনোনয়ন জমা দিলেন নন্দীগ্রামের বামপ্রার্থী মীনাক্ষী". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "West Bengal Election 2021: 'দাদা' 'দিদি'-র বিরুদ্ধে নন্দীগ্রামে লড়বেন যুবনেত্রী মীনাক্ষি". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Mitra, Atri (March 29, 2021). "In Nandigram high decibel battle, a faint cheer for CPM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Dharmendra Pradhan, Smriti Irani by side, Suvendu Adhikari files papers". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly polls 2021: CPI(M) fields Minakshi Mukherjee against Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Dwary, Anurag (March 29, 2021). "Meet The 36-Year-Old Up Against Mamata Banerjee, Ex-Aide Suvendu Adhikari". NDTV. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Quint, The (2021-03-10). "CPI(M)'s Minakshi Mukherjee to Contest From Nandigram". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Police and Left youths clash, bandh today". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Remixing songs, reinventing a party: How the Left is trying to draw Bengal's millennials". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Bengal Polls: নন্দীগ্রামে মীনাক্ষী, জামুড়িয়ায় জেএনইউয়ের ঐশী, যুব মুখেই ভরসা সিপিএমের". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-03-13.