Subrata Mukherjee
Subrata Mukherjee | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
In office 20 May 2011 – 4 November 2021 | |
President | Ekdalia Evergreen Club, Kolkata (1971— 2021) |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
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Preceded by |
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In office 2 April 1972 – 21 June 1977 | |
Chief minister | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
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Succeeded by | Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
In office 3 May 2021 – 8 May 2021 | |
Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
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Born | Sarangabad, All India Trinamool Congress (1999–2005) (2009–2021) | 14 June 1946
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1969–1999), (2005–2009) Nationalist Congress Party (2005) |
Spouse | Chhandabani Mukherjee |
Parent | Ashok Mukherjee |
Residence(s) | Santosh Garden, 8 Ekdalia Road Kolkata-700019 |
Alma mater | BSc in anthropology (Bangabasi College)
MSc in archaeology (University of Calcutta) PGD in Museology (University of Calcutta )
Cultural Anthropology (SOAS University of London ) |
Subrata Mukherjee (14 June 1946 – 4 November 2021) was an Indian politician who was cabinet minister of the
Political career
Career with Indian National Congress
Mukherjee started his political career as a student activist during his higher education in Kolkata. He joined the Chhatra Parishad, a student organisation affiliated to the Indian National Congress, in the 1960s. During this period he made the acquaintance of Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi.[3]
Mukherjee was considered one of the two close aides of former prime minister
In 1971 and 1972, Mukherjee was elected to the legislative assembly from the
He lost the Ballygunge Assembly constituency when the Congress party was defeated by the Left Front amid huge anti-incumbency voting patterns. In 1982, he shifted to the
Career with All India Trinamool Congress
In 1999, he joined with
Mukherjee was also elected to the Assembly on a
Polls of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Ahead of the civic polls in 2005, Mukherjee quit Trinamool Congress following differences with the party chief, and joined the Nationalist Congress Party. He was able to cobble up an alliance with Congress and several marginal players under the platform of Paschimbanga Unnayan Mancha. Although he was able to get elected to the corporation, his front suffered a humiliating defeat.
Even after leaving Trinamool Congress, he did not resign as a Trinamool member in the legislative assembly until the end of its term in 2006.
Later career
In the 2006 state elections, he came third in the Chowranghee seat as a Congress candidate. In 2006, the Congress had also fielded Mukherjee for the biennial election for a Rajya Sabha seat, but he failed to win.
In 2009, he fought from
In May 2010, Mukherjee left the Indian National Congress again and rejoined Trinamool Congress, leaving the post of Pradesh Congress Working President.[8] He contested the 2011 Assembly elections from the Ballygunge seat.
Cabinet Minister
In 2011, after the Trinamool Congress won a majority in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, he was made Minister for Public Health Engineering under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In December 2011, he was given the additional charge of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development ministry, and replaced Chandranath Sinha.[9]
In February 2012, he was made the All India President of the
Controversies
On 17 May 2021, Mukherjee, along with senior minister in the
Death
He was hospitalised in SSKM Hospital, Kolkata on 24 October 2021 with serious heart problems and died of a heart attack on 4 November 2021 at the age of 75.[12][13][14] He was cremated with full state honors at Keoratola crematorium the following day.[15]
References
- ^ "Subrata Mukherjee: A man for all seasons". Press Trust of India. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ রায়, অমিত. "Subrata mukherjee Death: ২৬ বছর বয়সে মন্ত্রী, ইন্দিরার প্রিয়পাত্র, প্রিয়র ডানহাত, মমতার সঙ্গে আড়ি-ভাব-আড়ি-ভাব". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Mitra, Atri (13 April 2021). "Subrata Mukherjee: Veteran TMC leader with friends from Indira to Jyotibabu". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ West Bengal Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee joins Trinamool Congress: NATION, India Today; accessed 2 November 2015.
- ^ today.intoday.in/story/denied-ilo-nomination-bengal-congress-leader-subrata-mukherjee-joins-mamatas-party/1/255285.html Denied ILO nomination, Bengal Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee joins Mamata's party: INDIASCOPE Archived 15 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, India Today; accessed 2 November 2015.
- ^ Profile, expressindia.indianexpress.com; accessed 2 November 2015.
- ^ Kolkata Gate may have to be shelved: Mayor – The Times of India
- ^ Subrata Mukherjee joins Trinamool, hindustantimes.com; accessed 2 November 2015.
- ^ Subrata new strongman in Didi's Cabinet, The Times of India; accessed 2 November 2015.
- ^ Subrata replaces Sobhandeb as INTTUC head, The Times of India; accessed 2 November 2015.
- Indian Express. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ailing Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee dies at 75". The Indian Express. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Subrata Mukherjee Death: দীপাবলিতে অন্ধকারে বাংলার রাজনীতি, প্রিয়, সোমেনের পর প্রয়াত 'ত্রয়ী'র শেষ সদস্যও". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "TMC के वरिष्ठ नेता सुब्रत मुखर्जी का हार्ट अटैक से निधन, ममता बनर्जी ने कहा- ये बहुत बड़ी क्षति". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "TMC veteran Subrata Mukherjee cremated with full state honours". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2021.