Madan Mitra

Madan Mitra
Mitra in September 2019
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byManash Mukherjee
ConstituencyKamarhati
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byManash Mukherjee
Succeeded byManash Mukherjee
ConstituencyKamarhati
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
In office
20 May 2011 – 18 November 2015
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Ministry and Departments
  • Sport and Youth Affairs
  • Transport
Preceded byKanti Ganguly (from Sport and Youth Affairs)
Ranjit Kundu (from Transport)
Succeeded byAroop Biswas (from Sport and Youth Affairs)
Mamata Banerjee (from Transport)
Chairman of the West Bengal Transport Corporation
Assumed office
2021
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byRathin Sarkar
ConstituencyBishnupur Paschim
Personal details
Born (1954-12-03) 3 December 1954 (age 69)
Bhowanipore, Kolkata
Political partyTrinamool Congress
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
ResidenceBhowanipore
Alma materCalcutta University
OccupationPolitician, Actor

Madan Mitra (born 3 December 1954) is an Indian politician, actor from West Bengal. Madan Mitra started his career with party Indian National Congress. He held many positions of Indian Youth Congress, the party's youth wing. In 1998, he joined Trinamool Congress party, founded by his colleague Mamata Banerjee, and his movie debut was in the 2023 Bengali film Oh! Lovely. In 2011, he was elected to the legislative assembly and became a state minister. He was arrested for the Sarada Chit Fund conspiracy case and got bail after 22 months.