Agnimitra Paul is an Indian

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turned politician who serves as the Member of the

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from Asansol South and as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha. Prior to entering politics she was a

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-based

Personal life

Agnimitra Paul was born into a family of doctors and academicians. Her father Dr. Ashok Roy is a

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in Asansol. She completed her schooling from Loreto Convent and

Asansol Girls' College Asansol Girls' College is a women's college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. The College is affiliated to Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India. His ...

She completed her bachelor's degree in Botany (Honours) in

Banwarilal Bhalotia College Banwarilal Bhalotia College, known by the abbreviation B. B. College, established in 1944, is a college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated w ...

. She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur. They have two children.

Career in fashion

Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several Bollywood films such as '' Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche'' and ''

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''. She has designed costumes and personal wardrobes for

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, Shonal Rawat,

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and

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. She started her own fashion label "Inga" across many cities in India. Paul also designed for the

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Summer/Resort 2013. Former US Secretary of State

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was presented with shawls and blankets that Paul designed.

Political career

Paul joined the

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in March 2019. In 2020, Paul became the

BJP Mahila Morcha BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, ), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislat ...

president of

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succeeding

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. As the BJP Mahila Morcha president, she organised self-defence training workshop called "Uma" for women across 23 districts in the state. She defeated TMC's

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in the

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from Asansol Dakshin Vidhan Sabha.

References

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