Soumen Mahapatra is an Indian politician and the current Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and previously served as the Minister for Water Resources Investigation & Development in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Tamluk constituency in 2011 and 2021, Pingla constituency in 2016 and Nandanpur constituency in 2006 West Bengal assembly election.[1][2][3]
Soumen Kumar Mahapatra | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil (additional charge) Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar La Ganesan (additional charge) C. V. Ananda Bose |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
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| Preceded by | Nandagopal Bhattacharjee (Water Resources Investigation & Development) Mamata Banerjee (Irrigation and Waterways) |
| Succeeded by | Manas Bhunia (Water Resources Investigation & Development) |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 (13 May 2011–19 May 2016) | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mitra (2016) Ashok Kumar Dinda (2021) |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kumar Dinda (2016) |
| Constituency | Tamluk |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Prabodh Chandra Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Maity |
| Constituency | Pingla |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Chhaya Bera |
| Succeeded by | Bula Choudhury |
| Constituency | Nandanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1958 |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Sumana Mahapatra |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Kolkata |
References
edit- ^ Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
- ^ All the Didi's men
- ^ "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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