Soham Chakraborty | |
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Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee |
Constituency | Chandipur, Purba Medinipur |
Born | |
Other names | Master Bittu (during his childhood days) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2008-present |
Notable work | |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Spouse |
Tanaya Chakraborty (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Subrata Chakraborty, Deepa Chakraborty |
Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984) is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned numerous accolades, including Uttam Kumar Awards, BFJA Awards and Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards. Chakraborty has a significant following in West Bengal, Assam and other adjacent states in India and Bangladesh. He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He contested 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Borjora Constituency. He won the General election 2021 from Chandipur constituency by a margin of 14000 votes. He was sworn in as Member of Legislative Assembly on 2 May 2021.