Tapasi Mondal (born 1 March 1972[1]) is an Indian politician and member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Haldia constituency from 2016.[2] She was elected as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member, but later in 2020 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
Tapasi Mondal | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Constituency | Haldia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1972 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (until 2020) |
Personal life
editMondal is married to Arjun Kumar Mondal and is a resident of Durgachak town in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.[4][5] She received her education at the Sutahata Labanyaprava Balika Vidyalya.[5]
Political career
editIn the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tapasi Mondal was nominated to contest as the candidate of the Left Front coalition in West Bengal from the Haldia constituency of Purba Medinipur district.[6] Her primary opponent in the election was Madhurima Mandal who was the candidate of the Trinamool Congress.[7] The election resulted in Tapasi Mondal emerging as the winning candidate with a margin of over 21,000 votes and polling at 50.17% of the votes cast against 39.53% of the votes cast in favor of Madhurima Mandal.[6][2] In December 2020, she was expelled from her party after she declared that she intended to join the Bharatiya Janata Party along with a number of Trinamool Congress legislators.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Elected Members". West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- ^ a b "West Bangal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India.
- ^ Ganguli, Panchali (18 December 2020). "CPIM MLA Tapasi Mondal leaves LF to join BJP". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Mandal, Ananda (14 August 2018). "কালি লাগিয়েই ফিরলেন তাপসী" [Tapasi returned with ink]. Ananda Bazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Tapasi Mondal". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms.
- ^ a b Bose, Pratim Ranjan; Law, Abhishek. "TMC embarrassed as 7 ministers lose". Business Line. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Roy, Esha; Ali, Arshad; Ghoshal, Anuraddha (6 May 2016). "West Bengal polls end, not the complaints". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Kundu, Indrajit (18 December 2020). "Now, CPIM MLA says she will join BJP at Amit Shah rally on Saturday". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Suvendu Adhikari ends all speculation, joins BJP, delivers jolt to Mamata and TMC". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2020.