Chandrima Bhattacharya
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar La. Ganesan C. V. Ananda Bose |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dibyendu Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Das |
| Constituency | Kanthi Dakshin |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tanmoy Bhattacharya |
| Constituency | Dum Dum Uttar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-12-05) 5 December 1955 (age 68) |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | 57E Garcha Road, Kolkata |
| Profession | Politician |
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Chandrima Bhattacharya[1] is an All India Trinamool Congress politician and the current Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee and Rehabilitation[2] of the Government of West Bengal. Previously she acted as a minister in the first reshuffle of the ministry in January 2012 after Mamata Banerjee took over as Chief Minister.[3] She was also made the junior Law Minister in October 2012.[4] She was promoted as a cabinet minister and given independent charge of Law and Judicial Department, Government of West Bengal in November 2012.[5]
Bhattacharya holds an LL.B (1976) degree from the University of Calcutta.[6] She was also a practising advocate in Calcutta High Court till the 2011 elections.[4]
She had been elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly on an All India Trinamool Congress ticket from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)in2011 and 2021 and from Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2017.[7]
| West Bengal Legislative Assembly | ||
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| New seat | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2011 – 2016 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kanthi Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2017 – 2021 |
Succeeded by Arup Kumar Das |
| Preceded by | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2017 - |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Vacant |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of West Bengal 2012 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
