Nayna Bandyopadhyay

Nayna Bandyopadhyay
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded bySikha Chowdhury
ConstituencyChowrangee, West Bengal[1][2]
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byAjit Pandey
Succeeded bySudip Bandyopadhyay
ConstituencyBowbazar[3]
Personal details
Born
Nayana Das

(1968-08-24) 24 August 1968 (age 56)[4]
Political partyTrinamool Congress (2001–present)[5]
SpouseSudip Bandyopadhyay[6]
Parent
  • Ranjit Das (father)
OccupationFormer actress, politician
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Nayna Bandyopadhyay is an Indian actress and politician who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.[7][8] She is the MLA of the Chowrangee Assembly constituency since 2014, as an Trinamool Congress candidate.[3][9] She was the MLA of the Bowbazar Assembly constituency since 2001 till 2006, as a candidate from the same political party.[3]

When she was in tenth grade, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Tarun Majumdar's Pathbhola (1986).[10][11] She subsequently appeared in Bengali films such as Surer Akashe (1988), Aamar Tumi (1989), Tufan (1989), Anurag (1990), Akanksha (1991), Pati Param Guru (1991), Shaitan (1992). She rose to wider fame and popularity for her role in Sinthir Sindur (1996), opposite Tapas Paul.[12][4] Her political career hit the crux when she defeated Somen Mitra in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[13]

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  2. ^ "West Bengal Election Candidate List 2021: BJP Candidates List 2021 & Congress Candidates list 2021 | Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "১৬'তে অলক্ষে সোমেন-সুদীপ লড়াই, ২১-এ গড় বাঁচাতে পারবেন নয়না?". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Nayna sets agenda: 65 days for films, 300 to work for people". The Indian Express. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "বিধানসভায় একাই লড়ে যাবেন, বোঝালেন শমীক". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "দল সুদীপের পাশেই, নয়নাকে আশ্বাস মমতার". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Tapas marries Nayana in tele-serial". The Times of India. 17 February 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "ভয় পাচ্ছি না, স্ত্রীকে জানালেন সুদীপ". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Kolkata uttar (West Bengal) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Winner, Runner-Up, Live Counting on Election Commission of India ECI at eciresults.nic.in". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Tarun Majumdar Death: অঝোরে কাঁদছেন সন্ধ্যা রায়, হাহাকার, কত দিন ওঁর মুখটা দেখতে পাইনি". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Actors have to show political wisdom, say celebs". The Times of India. 23 March 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. ^ "তারকা তৈরীর কান্ডারী". reader.magzter.com (in Bengali). Anandalok. 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ^ Das, Mainak (18 March 2021). "কলকাতায় প্রার্থী নির্বাচনে ভারসাম্যে জোর বিজেপির, চৌরঙ্গীতে অস্বস্তিতে দল". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 May 2023.