Subrata Bakshi | |
|---|---|
 Bakshi in March 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Manish Gupta |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| State President of West Bengal Trinamool Congress | |
| Assumed office 1 January 1998 | |
| Leader | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Deputy Leader of Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2020 – 8 June 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 December 2011 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Mala Roy |
| Constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Majority | 136,339 (11.67%) |
| Minister for Public Works Department,Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Kshiti Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar |
| Minister for Transport, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Ranjit Kundu |
| Succeeded by | Madan Mitra |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2011 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency was named before as Kalighat |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Constituency | Bhabanipur |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Sikha Mitra |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Sankar Saran Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Rathin Sarkar |
| Constituency | Bishnupur West |
| General Secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mukul Roy |
| Succeeded by | Abhishek Banerjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1950 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (before 1998) |
| Spouse | Sahana Bakshi (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 (Son) |
| Residence(s) | Kolkata, New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University (B.Sc., LL.B.) |
| Profession | Social Worker, Politician |
As of 15 March 2021 Source: [1] | |
Subrata Bakshi (born 23 July 1950) is an Indian politician who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. He was the General Secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress and State President of West Bengal Trinamool Congress. He was the Minister for Public Works and the Minister for Transport in the Government of West Bengal in 2011. He was also an MLA, elected from the Bhabanipur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.[1][2]
He was elected to parliament from Kolkata Dakshin constituency after Mamata Banerjee resigned to become a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was elected on 10 December 2011 with a margin of 2,30,999 votes, and re-elected in 2014.