The partial list of political families of West Bengal state of India.
Bose Family
edit- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, brother of Sarat Chandra Bose
- Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, , brother of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengal politician, member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Amiya Nath Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from Forward Bloc
- Dr Sisir Kumar Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from Forward Bloc
- Subrata Bose, son of Sarat Chandra Bose, MP from All India Forward Bloc
- Prof Krishna Bose, wife of Sisir Kumar Bose, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Prof Sugata Bose, son of Sisir Kumar Bose, MP from All India Trinamool Congress
- Amit Mitra, former Finance Minister in the Government of West Bengal
Khan Family
edit- A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury, Union Minister of Railways in Third Indira Gandhi ministry and established the Kolkata Metro.
- Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, MP from Indian National Congress.
- Isha Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Indian National Congress.
- Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury, former MLA from Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress.
- Rubi Noor, former MLA from Indian National Congress
- Mausam Noor, former MP from Indian National Congress, member of All India Trinamool Congress.
- Sonya Noor, American vascular surgeon
Adhikari Family
edit- Sisir Adhikari, sitting MP from Bharatiya Janata Party[1]
- Suvendu Adhikari, sitting MLA & Leader of Opposition from Bharatiya Janata party.
- Dibyendu Adhikari, sitting MP from All India Trinamool Congress.
Das Family
edit- 'Deshbandhu'Chittaranjan Das
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray, grandson of Chittaranjan Das, former Chief Minister of West Bengal
A. Mukherjee Family
edit- Ashutosh Mukherjee
- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Served as Minister for Industry and Supply under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet and latter founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Dasmunsi Family
edit- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, former cabinet minister
- Deepa Dasmunsi, former Minister of State for Urban Development
Konar Family
edit- Hare Krishna Konar, freedom fighter and politician, one of the founding member of Communist Consolidation and later one of the Co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist), first Minister of Land and Land Reforms
- Benoy Krishna Konar, Former MLA and president of All India Kisan Sabha, younger brother of Hare Krishna Konar
Roy Family
edit- Tathagata Roy, Former governor of Meghalaya, Former president of West Bengal unit of BJP
- Sougata Roy, MP from Dum Dum
Naidu Family
edit- Sarojini Naidu, freedom fighter and poet
- Padmaja Naidu, Former Governor of West Bengal, daughter of Sarojini Naidu
P. Mukherjee Family
edit- Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, member of the West Bengal Legislative Council from 1952 to 1964.
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
- Abhijit Mukherjee, Member of Parliament from the Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal
- Sharmistha Mukherjee, member of Indian National Congress.
- Pranab Mukherjee, Senior INC leader and former President of India
Banerjee Family
edit- Mamata Banerjee, founder of All India Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Abhishek Banerjee, MP of Diamond Harbour, president of AITMCP, AITMYC[clarification needed]
Singh Family
edit- Arjun Singh, MP from Barrackpore, MLA of Bhatpara, Chairman of Bhatpara Municipality, senior member of All India Trinamool Congress
- Sunil Singh, MLA of Noapara, Chairman of Garulia Municipality
- Umashankar Singh, senior leader and president of Bharatiya Janata party
Ahmed Family
edit- Sultan Ahmed, MP and former Union Minister of State for Tourism Department, government of India
- Sajda Ahmed, wife of Sultan, MP from the Uluberia constituency
Chatterjee Family
edit- Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, MP from Hoogly
- Somnath Chatterjee, Son of Nirmal, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and MP from Bolpur
References
edit- ^ "Explained: The importance of the Adhikari family in West Bengal politics". The Indian Express. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.