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Mamata Banerjee

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Born:
January 5, 1955, Calcutta [now Kolkata], West Bengal, India (age 69)
Title / Office:
Lok Sabha (1991-2009), India
Lok Sabha (1984-1989), India
Founder:
Trinamool Congress Party
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Trinamool Congress Party
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CM: Invest in Bengal’s Silicon Valley, has Rs 27k cr potential • Dec. 19, 2024, 1:49 AM ET (The Indian Express)
CM Mamata Banerjee launches Banglar Bari housing, hits out at Centre • Dec. 17, 2024, 9:04 PM ET (The Indian Express)
‘One nation, one election’ against federal structure: Mamata • Dec. 12, 2024, 5:07 AM ET (The Hindu)
Amid call for leadership change in INDIA bloc, several Congress leaders want party to fight State polls alone • Dec. 11, 2024, 5:11 AM ET (The Hindu)
Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad • Dec. 10, 2024, 6:14 AM ET (The Hindu)

Mamata Banerjee (born January 5, 1955, Calcutta [now Kolkata], West Bengal, India) is an Indian politician, legislator, and bureaucrat who served as the first female chief minister (head of government) of West Bengal state, India (2011– ). Banerjee grew up in a lower-middle-class part of south Calcutta (now Kolkata), and her father died when she was young. Still, she was able to go to college, eventually earning several degrees, including a bachelor’s in law and a master’s in arts from the University of Calcutta. She became involved with politics while still in school, joining the Congress (I) Party in West ...(100 of 599 words)

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