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| Name | Mamata Banerjee |
| Constituency | Bhabanipur |
| Age | 61 |
| DOB | Jan 5, 1955 |
| Place of Birth | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Political Party | Mamta Banerjee was a member of INC from 1970 to 1997 & established Trinamool Congress in 1997. |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Education | B.A from Jogamaya Devi College, M.A in Islamic History from Shri Shikshayatan College & degree in law from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata. |
| Spouse Name | Unmarried |
| Important positions held | Minister of Railways 2 times (13 October 1999 to 15 March 2001 & 26 May 2009 to 19 May 2011) & chief minister of West Bengal from 20/05/2011 onwards. |
| Achievements | Authored over twenty books and created over 5000 oil paintings. |
About Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee is the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. She is the first lady to hold the Chief Minister’s office in the state. On 19 May 2016, she became the only women CM to win two consecutive terms. The thumping victory came on the heels of several corruption charges during the end of her tenure as the eighth chief minister. In 1997, Banerjee had dissociated herself from the Indian National Congress and founded the All India Trinamool Congress, also known as TMC or AITMC.
Personal Life:
Throughout her political life, Banerjee has maintained publicly an austere lifestyle, dressing in simple traditional Bengali clothes and avoiding on luxuries.
She has remained single throughout her life.
Controversies:
In a statement on 17 October 2012, Banerjee attributed the increasing incidence of rape in the country to "more free interaction between men and women". She said,"Earlier if men and women would hold hands, they would get caught by parents and reprimanded but now everything is so open. It’s like an open market with open options." She was criticised in the national media for these statements.
CM of West Bengal (2016–present)
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016 was held for 294 seats (out of 295 seats) of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of West Bengal in India.All India Trinamool Congress won the elections with a landslide two-third majority under Mamata Banerjee winning 211 seats out of total 293.who has been elected as Chief Minister West Bengal for the second term.All India Trinamool Congress won with an enhanced majority contesting alone and became the first ruling party to win without an ally since 1962 in West Bengal.
Political Journey of Mamata Banerjee:
- 1976 - 1980: General Secretary of Mahila Congress (I) in West Bengal
- 1978-1981: Secretary of the District Congress Committee (Indira) of Calcutta South
- 1984: Elected as a member of the 8th Lok Sabha. Also became the General Secretary of the All India Youth Congress (I).
- 1985-1987: Member of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes
- 1987-1988: Member of Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, National Council of All India Youth Congress (I), Consultative Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1988: Executive Committee Member of the Congress Parliamentary Party
- 1989: Executive Committee Member of the Pradesh Congress Committee of the state
- 1990: West Bengal’s Youth Congress President
- 1991: Member of the 10th Lok Sabha (her second election to the LS)
- 1991-1993: Union Minister of State for Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Human Resource Development, Women and Child Development
- 1993-1996: Member of the Committee on Home Affairs
- 1995-1996: Member of Committee on Public Accounts, Consultative Committee Member of the Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1996: Elected as a member of the 11th Lok Sabha (third time)
- 1996-1997:Member of Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Committee on Home Affairs
- 1997: Founded the All India Trinamool Congress and became its Chairperson
- 1998: Re-elected as a member of the 12th Lok Sabha (fourth time)
- 1998 – 1999: Chairperson of the Committee on Railways, Member of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Consultative Committee, Member of the General Purposes Committee
- 1998 – 1999: Chairperson of the Committee on Railways, Member of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Consultative Committee, Member of the General Purposes Committee
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