Political families of West Bengal
The partial list of political families of West Bengal state of India.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Family
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, Bengal politician, member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Amiya Nath Bose, son of Sarat, MP from Forward Bloc
- Dr Sisir Kumar Bose, son of Sarat, MP from Forward Bloc
- Subrata Bose, son of Sarat, MP from All India Forward Bloc
- Prof Krishna Bose, wife of Sishir, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Prof Sugata Bose, son of Sishir, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Amit Mitra, current Finance Minister in the Government of West Bengal
Ghani Khan Family
- A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury, Union Minister of Railways in Third Indira Gandhi ministry and established the Kolkata Metro.
- Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, MP from Indian National Congress.
- Isha Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Indian National Congress
- Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Rubi Noor, former MLA from Indian National Congress
- Mausam Noor, former MP from Indian National Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Sonya Noor, American vascular surgeon
- Shehnaz Quadery, member of All India Trinamool Congress
Adhikari Family[1]
- Sisir Adhikari, sitting MP from Bharatiya Janata party.
- Suvendu Adhikari, sitting MLA & Leader of Opposition from Bharatiya Janata party.
- Dibyendu Adhikari, sitting MP from All India Trinamool Congress.
- Soumyendu Adhikari, former Chairman of Board of Administrators in Contai Municipality from All India Trinamool Congress.
The Biswas Family
- Arup Biswas, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs
- Juhi Biswas, Councillor of 81 No. Ward of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, sister-in-law of Arup Biswas
Das Family
- 'Deshbandhu'Chittaranjan Das
Ashutosh Mukherjee Family
- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Served as Minister for Industry and Supply under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet and latter founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Dasmunsi Family
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, former cabinet minister
- Deepa Dasmunsi, former Minister of State for Urban Development
Naidu Family
- Sarojini Naidu, freedom fighter and poet
- Padmaja Naidu, Former Governor of West Bengal, daughter of Sarojini Naidu
Mukherjee Family
- Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, freedom fighter of Indian independence movement and Member of West Bengal Legislative Council between 1952 and 1964 as a representative of the Indian National Congress
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
- Abhijit Mukherjee, Member of Parliament from the Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
Banerjee Family
- Mamata Banerjee, founder of All India Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Abhishek Banerjee, MP of Diamond Harbour, president of AITMCP, AITMYC
Singh Family
- Satyanarayan Singh, MLA from Bhatpara
- Arjun Singh, MP from Barrackpore, MLA of Bhatpara, Chairman of Bhatpara Municipality, senior member of Bharatiya Janata party
- Pawan Kumar Singh, MLA of Bhatpara
- Sunil Singh, MLA of Noapara, Chairman of Garulia Municipality
- Sourav Singh, Chairman of Bhatpara Municipality
- Umashankar Singh, senior leader and president of Bharatiya Janata party
References
- "Explained: The importance of the Adhikari family in West Bengal politics". The Indian Express. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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