Somendra Nath Mitra | |
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| President of theWest Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 16 September 2018 – 30 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 28 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Samik Lahiri |
| Succeeded by | Abhishek Banerjee |
| Constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Binoy Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Binoy Banerjee |
| Constituency | Sealdah |
| In office 1982–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Binoy Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Sikha Mitra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-12-31)31 December 1941 |
| Died | 30 July 2020(2020-07-30) (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Trinamool Congress (2008-2014) |
| Spouse | Sikha Mitra |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Bangabasi College |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (BSc,LLB) |
Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known asSomen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the15th Lok Sabha, elected from theDiamond Harbour constituency inWest Bengal state in 2009 as aTrinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly fromSealdah from 1972 to 2006. He was the president of the state unit of theIndian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, namedPragatisheel Indira Congress.[1] In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with theTrinamool Congress.[2] He rejoined his parent party Trinamool Congress in January 2014, before that he resigned asMP.[3]He became the president ofWest Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee for the second time on 22 September 2018 and served until his death on 30 July 2020.[4]
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Diamond Harbour 2009 –2014 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee 1992–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee 2018–2020 | Succeeded by Vacant |
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