Political families of West Bengal
Appearance
The partial list of political families of West Bengal state of India.
Bose Family
[edit]- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, brother of Sarat Chandra Bose
- Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, , brother of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengal politician, member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Amiya Nath Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from Forward Bloc
- Dr Sisir Kumar Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from Forward Bloc
- Subrata Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from All India Forward Bloc
- Prof Krishna Bose, wife of Sisir Kumar Bose, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Prof Sugata Bose, son of Sisir Kumar Bose, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Amit Mitra, former Finance Minister in the Government of West Bengal
Khan Family
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Sisir Adhikari, former MP from Bharatiya Janata Party[1]
- Suvendu Adhikari, sitting MLA & Leader of Opposition from Bharatiya Janata party.
- Dibyendu Adhikari, former MP from Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Soumendu Adhikari, sitting MP from Bharatiya Janata Party
Das Family
[edit]- 'Deshbandhu'Chittaranjan Das
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray, grandson of Chittaranjan Das, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
A. Mukherjee Family
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, former cabinet minister
- Deepa Dasmunsi, former Minister of State for Urban Development
Konar Family
[edit]- Hare Krishna Konar, freedom fighter and politician, one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and Minister of Land & Land Revenue
- Benoy Krishna Konar, peasant leader, member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, and president of All India Kisan Sabha
- Maharani Konar, communist leader, member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, and one of the founding leaders of the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (wife of Benoy Krishna Konar)
Roy Family
[edit]- Tathagata Roy, Former governor of Meghalaya, Former president of West Bengal unit of BJP
- Sougata Roy, MP from Dum Dum
Naidu Family
[edit]- Sarojini Naidu, freedom fighter and poet
- Padmaja Naidu, Former Governor of West Bengal, daughter of Sarojini Naidu
P. Mukherjee Family
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mamata Banerjee, founder of All India Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Abhishek Banerjee, MP of Diamond Harbour, president of AITMCP, AITMYC[clarification needed]
Singh Family
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
Chatterjee Family
[edit]- Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, MP from Hoogly
- Somnath Chatterjee, Son of Nirmal, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and MP from Bolpur
References
[edit]- ^ "Explained: The importance of the Adhikari family in West Bengal politics". The Indian Express. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.