Somendra Nath Mitra
| Somendra Nath Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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In office 16 May 2009 – 28 January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Samik Lahiri |
| Succeeded by | Abhishek Banerjee |
| Constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1972-1977–1982-2009 |
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| Preceded by | Binoy Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Sikha Mitra |
| Constituency | Sealdah |
| President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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In office 1992–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Sealdah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 December 1941 Katorah, Jessore dist |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2008-2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Sikha Mitra |
| Children | Rohan Mitra |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.Sc.),(LL.B.) |
Somendra Nath Mitra (born 31 December 1943), popularly known as Somen Mitra, is an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972-2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress. In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress. He rejoined his parent party Congress in January, 2014, before that he resigned from his MP post.
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