Krishnendu | |
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Minister for tourism, West Bengal | |
In office 2014-2016 |
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Minister for food processing and horticulture | |
In office 2014-incumbent |
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Member of Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2006 - incumbent |
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Constituency | English Bazar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1993 |
Political party | Trinamool Congress |
Spouse(s) | Kakali Chowdhury |
Residence | Village: Haydarpur, PO: Purbangsha |
Religion | Hindu |
Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury is an All India Trinamool Congress politician, MLA from English Bazar and minister in the Council of Ministers of West Bengal.
Krishnendu, son of Manindra Narayan Choudhury, was born in 1961. He is a law graduate.
He was with Congress earlier. He had quit Congress in 2001 and joined Trinamool Congress, but returned to Congress in 2006. He subsequently rejoined Trinamool Congress in 2013.
He had won the English Bazar seat in 2006 and 2011 as a Congress candidate. After switching over to Trinamool Congress the second time, he won a bye election in 2013 from the same constituency.
He initially joined the Council of Ministers of West Bengal as tourism minister in 2013 and was shifted to food processing and horticulture department in 2014.
He is also Chairman of English Bazar municipality.