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Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as Somen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972 to ...
Jul 30, 2020 · Somen Mitra, a veteran of Congress politics, managed to win the internal party election by 22 votes, following dramatic scenes at the Maharashtra Niwas in South Kolkata. It is alleged that he along with the then Congress national president Sitaram Kesari cornered Banerjee in the party, following which she broke away to form the Trinamool Congress in 1998.
“Saddened to hear about the passing away of veteran leader, former MP and West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra. My deepest condolences to his family, followers and well-wishers,” tweeted ...
Jul 30, 2020 · Somen Mitra, who went on to become the state Congress president thrice from 1992-1996, 1996-1998 and then again from September 2018 till his death, was instrumental in the party clocking its best ...
Somen Mitra, who went on to become three-time president of the Congress’ West Bengal unit from 1992-1996, 1996-1998 and then again from September 2018, was instrumental in clocking the best ...
Jul 30, 2020 · Congress stalwart from West Bengal Somen Mitra died at a hospital here early Thursday. He was 78. A three-time state Congress president, Mitra had been unable to prevent a split in the party, which resulted in the creation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the decline of the Congress as a political power in Bengal. It was during Mitra’s second term as party president in the late 1990s that the Congress had to relinquish its position as the main opposition to the TMC.
Jul 30, 2020 · KOLKATA: West Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra, who died on Thursday, will go down in history as a leader who could make friends with rivals with the consummate ease of a political craftsman but failed to prevent a debilitating split in the party and presided over its gradual decline. The split sowed the seeds for the formation of the Trinamool (grassroots) Congress led by a fiery Mamata Banerjee who, in the years that followed, decimated both the mighty Left and the Congress.
Jul 29, 2020 · A veteran Congress leader, Somen Mitra as he was often referred to, took charge of West Bengal Congress in 2018. He played a crucial role in forging an electoral understanding of Left parties and ...
Jul 30, 2020 · Somen Mitra, who passed away in the wee hours of July 30, was widely considered the last mass leader of West Bengal Congress. Though born Somendra Nath Mitra, he was popularly known as Somen Mitra. But for his partymen, he was chorda, or the younger brother.
Jul 30, 2020 · SHARE. Somen Mitra. West Bengal lost one of its most popular and influential political leaders with the passing of Somendra Nath Mitra, the Pradesh Congress president, in the early hours of July 30. He was 78 years old and is survived by his wife and son. Mitra was suffering from heart- and kidney-related problems.
