Partha Chatterjee Wiki, Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Partha Chatterjee

Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician and member of the Trinamool Congress. A five-time MLA from the Behala Paschim Assembly constituency, Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in July 2022 for his alleged involvement in the teacher recruitment scam in the state School Service Commission (SSC)

Wiki/Biography

Partha Chatterjee or Partha Chattopadhyay [1]Facebook- Partha Chatterjee was born on Monday 6 October 1952 (age 70 years;  as of 2022), and he hails from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His zodiac sign is Libra. After attending Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, he enrolled in New Alipore Multipurpose School, Kolkata. He completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Calcutta (1982). [2]MyNeta- Partha Chatterjee He also pursued a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at Asutosh College, Kolkata. Thereafter, he pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata. In 2014, he obtained a Doctorate in Economics from the University of North Bengal. He had been writing his PhD thesis on Transformation of Industrial Economy to Knowledge Economy with reference to Human Resource Management since 2009. [3]The Times of India He has obtained a degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR) at the Industrial Society of London, UK, under a British Council Scholarship. [4]Facebook- Partha Chatterjee

Partha Chatterjee (left) during his college days

Partha Chatterjee (left) during his college days

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 5″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Partha Chatterjee

Family

Parents & Siblings

Partha Chatterjee’s father’s name is B.K. Chatterjee. Not much is known about his mother and siblings.

Wife & Children

Partha Chatterjee’s wife, Babli Chatterjee, died in July 2017 due to cardiac arrest. His daughter, Sohini Chatterjee, is an IT professional, and she is married to Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya. During the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections, Sohini Chatterjee revealed that she aided her father in social media campaigning.

Career

Before foraying into politics, Partha Chatterjee had worked as an HR professional at Andrew Yule & Co., which is a government undertaking. He has also served as the National President of the National Institute of Personnel Management, Kolkata (Calcutta). He has also worked as editor of Jago Bangla, the mouthpiece of the Trinamool Congress.

Politics

Partha Chatterjee began his political journey after joining Indian National Congress (INC). After Mamata Banerjee quit the Congress and formed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 1998, he joined her party. He has served as a member of the TMC’s disciplinary committee. Later, he became Secretary General of TMC Bengal.

Partha Chatterjee and Mamata Banerjee

Partha Chatterjee and Mamata Banerjee

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

In 2001, Partha Chatterjee contested and won the Behala West Assembly seat (now known as Behala Paschim), defeating Nirmal Mukherjee, a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), by 19,477 votes.

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

In 2006, Partha Chatterjee contested and won the Behala West Assembly seat, defeating CPM candidate Niranjan Chatterjee by 5727 votes. From 21 September 2006 to 13 May 2011, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the CPM-led Left Front government.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

In 2011, Partha Chatterjee contested and won the Behala Paschim Assembly seat, defeating CPM candidate Anupam Debsarkar by 59,021 votes. Thereafter, he was allotted the portfolios of Commerce and Industry, Public Enterprises, Information Technology and Electronics, and Parliamentary affairs under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He was then also nominated as the Deputy Leader of the House. On 20 May 2014, he was appointed as the Education Minister of West Bengal.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

In 2016, Partha Chatterjee contested and won the Behala Paschim Assembly seat, defeating CPM candidate Kaustav Chatterjee by 8896 votes. In the Second Banerjee ministry, Partha Chatterjee continued to serve as the Education Minister of West Bengal until 10 May 2021. Meanwhile, he was also allotted the portfolio of Parliamentary Affairs.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

In 2021, Partha Chatterjee contested and won the Behala Paschim Assembly seat, defeating BJP candidate Srabanti Chatterjee by 50,884 votes. When Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the CM of West Bengal for the third consecutive time in the polls, she again allocated the portfolios of Commerce and Industry and Information Technology and Electronics to Chatterjee. In 2022, he was appointed TMC national vice president.

Controversy

SSC Scam

In July 2022, Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with West Bengal’s alleged teacher recruitment scam. The alleged scam in the SSC and the Primary Education Board took place during Chatterjee’s tenure as the state education minister. He faced corruption charges for ensuring jobs in exchange for money for the candidates with lower marks rather than those making it to the merit lists. [5]The Times of India Following his arrest by the ED, he was removed from the ministry of the West Bengal government on 28 July 2022. [6]The Hindu

Partha Chatterjee with his aide Arpita Mukherjee

Partha Chatterjee with his aide Arpita Mukherjee

Assets & Properties

  • Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs 64,46,187

Net Worth

His net worth is Rs 1,15,94,863 (as of 2021). [8]MyNeta- Partha Chatterjee

Facts/Trivia

  • In a unique initiative, Partha Chatterjee built a hospital for dogs in memory of his wife named Babli Chatterjee Memorial Pet Hospital in Kolkata. In an interview, while talking about his dog lover wife, he said,

    Babli was a dog- lover in true sense. There are six dogs in our family now that include two St. Bernards, Golden Retriever and Pug. As long she was fit, she used to take care of them that including feeding them, giving them medicines and taking them to vets. Even when she went to sleep at night, her pets were her companions. So I thought that a hospital for dogs will be the best way to keep her memories alive.”

    The hospital was built on a plot of 17 acres near Baghajatin railway station in south Kolkata.

  • In April 2019, a picture of his alleged son went viral on the internet following which he was propelled to announce that he did not have any son.

    Partha Chatterjee's Facebook post regarding his rumoured son

    Partha Chatterjee’s Facebook post regarding his rumoured son

  • He is the recipient of the HR Excellence Award from IPM, Sri Lanka, and HR RATNA from NIPM.
  • After his arrest in the SSC scam in 2022, the ED discovered that Chatterjee owned a luxury flat in West Bengal’s Diamond City, which was exclusively used by his dogs. Disproportionate assets of Chatterjee included three flats, 18/D, 19/D and 20/D, in Diamond City. [9]India Today

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