Sovandeb Chattopadhyay

Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress and is the first elected MLA of the party, elected in 1998.He was the founder president of INTTUC the labour wing of his party All India Trinamool Congress.

Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
Minister for Power & Non Conventional Energy, Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
27 May 2016
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded byManish Gupta
ConstituencyRashbehari
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byDr. Hoimi Basu
ConstituencyRashbehari
In office
1991–1998
Preceded byHemen Mojumdar
Succeeded bySujan Chakraborty
ConstituencyBaruipur
Personal details
Born (1944-01-30) 30 January 1944
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (1998 – present)
Indian National Congress (1976-1998)
Spouse(s)Supriya Chattopadhyay
Children2 Sons
ResidenceBhowanipore
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.Sc.-LL.B.)

He was the Government Chief Whip of his first TMC govt. in the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha from 2011 to 2016. On 27 May 2016 he took charge as the Hon'ble Minister of Power & Non Conventional Energy, Government of West Bengal.[1]

A boxer in his younger days, he is a veteran trade union leader, armed with degrees in science and law.[2][3] He is president of Kolkata Auto Rickshaw Operators’ Union.[4]

Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay won the Baruipur seat as a Congress candidate in 1991 and 1996[5][6]and as a Trinamool Congress candidate won the Rasbehari seat in 2001 and 2006,.[7][8] In 2011 he was pitted against a green-horn and won by nearly 50,000 votes and was further re-elected in 2016. Currently he is the Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of Power and Non Conventional Energy Sources, Government of West Bengal.[2]

References
  1. Ganguly, Arnab (16 May 2011). "Mamata issues model code Dos and don'ts for Trinamul ranks". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. Mitra, Tirthankar. "A one-sided contest more than ever before". The Statesman 19 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. "DIAL M FOR MLA". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 16 May 2011. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. "Strike may bring city to a standstill today". The Statesman 6 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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