Mahua Moitra

Mahua Moitra is an Indian politician and a Member of parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar, West Bengal.[2] She contested and won the seat in the 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) party candidate.

Mahua Moitra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byTapas Paul
ConstituencyKrishnanagar
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
26 May 2016 – 23 May 2019
Preceded bySamaredranath Ghosh
Succeeded byBimalendu Sinha Roy
ConstituencyKarimpur
Personal details
Born1974/1975 (age 45–46)[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Alma materMount Holyoke College
ProfessionInvestment banker
Politician

Moitra served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Karimpur from 2016 to 2019,[3] and has served as the general secretary and national spokesperson of the AITC for the past few years. She was an investment banker before entering politics.[4]

Education

Moitra went to school in Kolkata and later graduated in economics and mathematics from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley in Massachusetts, United States.[5]

Career

Moitra worked as an investment banker for JPMorgan Chase in New York City and London. She quit her position as vice-president at JPMorgan Chase in London in 2009 to enter Indian politics.[6] Subsequently, she joined the Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party where she was one of the trusted hands of Rahul Gandhi in the project "Aam Admi Ka Sipahi".[7] In 2010, she moved to the All India Trinamool Congress party.[6] She was elected from the Karimpur constituency in Nadia district, West Bengal in the Legislative Assembly elections held in 2016.[8][9] She has been elected as a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar, West Bengal

Controversy

On 10 January 2017, Moitra filed a police complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Union Minister Babul Supriyo for allegedly "insulting her modesty" during a national television debate.[10] The complaint was later dismissed by the Calcutta High Court.[11] A few days later, Babul Supriyo sent legal notices to Moitra and TMC MPs Saugata Roy and Tapas Paul for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.[12][13]

Zee media filed a defamatory lawsuit against Moitra for making derogatory statements against the channel while addressing reporters. She has been granted bail and put on trial by a Delhi Court.[14] Moitra, during her visit to Assam, allegedly assaulted a female constable of Assam Police at Silchar airport.[15][16]

In December 2020, Moitra called the press as "2 paisa" after which the local news media criticised her heavily and decided to boycott her.[17] Her party distanced themselves from her comments.[18][19]

Personal life

Moitra has said that her ex-husband was Danish, and that she had lived in Scandinavia.[20] She hails from a Hindu Brahmin family. She has a sister.[21]

References
  1. De, Shobhaa (29 June 2019). "India is 'drunk' on Mahua: A political star is born". The Asian Age. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Who is Mahua Moitra?". The Indian Express. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. "West Bengal 2016 Mahua Moitra (Winner) Karimpur". MyNeta. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. "Ex-investment banker Mahua Moitra has assets of over Rs 2.5 cr". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. "#RightSideUp: 'Shri Ram, the Secret of BJP's Energy'; Mahua Moitra, 'the Outsider'". The Wire. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. Bhattacharya, Ravik (11 May 2010). "Key Youth Cong face in Bengal flirts with Trinamool". Indian Express Archives. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  7. De, Shobhaa (29 June 2019). "India is 'drunk' on Mahua: A political star is born". The Asian Age.
  8. "Winner and Runner up Candidate in Karimpur assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. "Mahua Moitra Karimpur". Ndtv. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. "TMC MLA Mahua Moitra accuses Babul Supriyo of insulting her modesty, Union Minister laughs it off". DNA India. 10 January 2017.
  11. "Calcutta HC Dismisses Chargesheet against Babul Supriyo for 'Objectionable' Remarks at Mahua Moitra". News18. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. "Rose valley chit fund case: Babul Supriyo sends defamation notices to TMC leaders for linking him to scam". Indian Express. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. "West Bengal MLA Mahua Moitra returns after assaulting Assam Police constable". The New Indian Express. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. "Delhi court puts TMC MP Mahua Moitra on trial in defamation case filed by Zee Media". The Hindu. PTI. 10 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. "TMC MP Mahua Moitra assaulted woman constable in Silchar, allege Assam Police; party claims it's the other way round". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. "West Bengal MLA Mahua Moitra returns after assaulting Assam Police constable". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. "TMC MP Mahua Moitra draws flak, media boycott for '2 paisa'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  18. "बुरी फंसीं सांसद महुआ मोइत्रा, मीडिया को 'दो कौड़ी' का बताने पर हो रही चौतरफा आलोचना". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  19. "Trinamool's Mahua Moitra Calls Media "Two Paisa Worth", Slammed". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  20. "Interview of Mahua Moitra by Sheela Bhatt, NewsX, 4 July 2019". NewsX. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via YouTube.
  21. Yadav, Puneet Nicholas (28 June 2019). "BJP Succeeded In Creating Impression Of 'Nameless, Faceless Enemy' Coming For Hindus: Mahua Moitra". Outlook. Retrieved 26 September 2020. I am a Hindu and neither I nor anyone from my family, ever felt it necessary to assert or to tattoo the fact on our foreheads that we are Hindus or Brahmins.
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