Rachna Banerjee

Rachna Banerjee
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byLocket Chatterjee
ConstituencyHooghly
Personal details
BornJhumjhum Banerjee
(1972-10-02) 2 October 1972
PartyTrinamool Congress (2024–present)
Other namesRachana
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Politician
  • Television presenter
Years active1990–present
Notable work
Spouses
(m. 1994; div. 2004)
Probal Basu
(m. 2007; sep. 2016)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competitions

Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Banerjee; 2 October 1972), also credited mononymously as Rachana, is an Indian actress, politician, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known primarily for her works in Bengali and Odia films, besides a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films.

Being crowned the 1991 Miss Kolkata, she has also won five other beauty contests in India including Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest. Since June 2024, she has been serving as the Member of Parliament for Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) from West Bengal.