Ashima Patra is an Indian politician. She served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Technical Education of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

from 2016 to 2021 and currently serving as

Member of Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

for Dhaniakhali since 2011.

Career

MLA

She was elected as the

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

from

Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Dhaniakhali Assembly constituency (archaic spelling: Dhonekhali) is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. ...

since year 2011.

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 The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

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

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

in Mamata Banerjee ministry (2016–2021)

References

Portfolios

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patra, Ashima 1969 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021