Madan Mitra
Madan Mitra | |
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Mitra in September 2019 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Manash Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Kamarhati |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Manash Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Manash Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Kamarhati |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 18 November 2015 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | Kanti Ganguly (from Sport and Youth Affairs) Ranjit Kundu (from Transport) |
| Succeeded by | Aroop Biswas (from Sport and Youth Affairs) Mamata Banerjee (from Transport) |
| Chairman of the West Bengal Transport Corporation | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rathin Sarkar |
| Constituency | Bishnupur Paschim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1954 Bhowanipore, Kolkata |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Occupation | Politician, Actor |
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Madan Mitra (born 3 December 1954) is an Indian actor from West Bengal. Madan Mitra started his early political career with Indian National Congress (INC). He held many positions within the Indian Youth Congress, the INC's youth wing. In 1998, he joined Trinamool Congress, founded by his colleague Mamata Banerjee. In 2011, he was elected to the legislative assembly and became a state minister. He was arrested for the Sarada Chit Fund conspiracy case and got bail after 22 months. In 2023, Mitra debuted as an actor in the Bengali film Oh! Lovely.