Ashima Patra Explained

Ashima Patra
Office:MLA
Term Start:2011
Predecessor:Ajit Patra
Constituency:Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Birth Place:India
Nationality:Indian
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Residence:Muidipur, Dhaniakhali, West Bengal, India
Occupation:Politician
Office1:Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Government of West Bengal
Termstart1:2016
Termend1:2021
Governor1:Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Mamta Banerjee

Ashima Patra is an Indian politician.[1] She served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Technical Education of West Bengal from 2016 to 2021 and currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Dhaniakhali since 2016.[2]

Career

MLA

She was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since year 2016.[3] [4] [5]

Minister in West Bengal

She served as the Minister of State of the Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development (Independent charge) of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021) in the years between 2016 – 2017.

Between 2017 and 2018, she also served as the Minister of State of the Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring (Independent charge) Welfare of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry.

Since 2017, she has been the Minister of State of the Department of Backward Classes of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021).[6]

Since 2016, she has been the Minister of State of the Department of Fisheries of West Bengal Government in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asima Patra . 2024-02-06 . PRS Legislative Research . en-US . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151555/https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/asima-patra . live .
  2. Web site: Asima Patra, AITC MLA from Dhaniakhali - Our Neta . 2024-02-06 . en . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151633/https://ourneta.com/neta/asima-patra/ . live .
  3. Web site: List of Ministers in Mamata's cabinet. 27 May 2016. The Hindu. 13 May 2019. 21 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321013602/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/list-of-ministers-in-mamatas-cabinet/article8654872.ece. live.
  4. Web site: Asima Patra(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- DHANEKHALI (SC)(HOOGHLY) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:. myneta.info. 13 May 2019. 19 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019210900/https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1614. live.
  5. Web site: Asima Patra, AITC MLA from Dhaniakhali - Our Neta . 2024-02-06 . en . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151633/https://ourneta.com/neta/asima-patra/ . live .
  6. News: Asish Banerjee replaces Purnendu Basu as state Agriculture minister . 16 December 2020 . millenniumpost.in . 6 September 2017 . en . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020034133/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/asish-banerjee-replaces-purnendu-basu-as-state-agriculture-minister-260778 . live .