Pratima Bhoumik (born 28 May 1969) is an Indian politician from Tripura. She served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Second Modi ministry from 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bhoumik was born in Barnarayan, Sipahijala District, Tripura. She is the daughter of late Debendra Kumar Bhoumik. She completed her graduation in bio-science in 1991 at Women's College, Agartala, which is affiliated with Tripura University.[3]
Career
In 2019, Bhoumik was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Tripura West as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[4] having defeated sitting MP and Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Sankar Prasad Datta and Congress candidate Subal Bhowmick by a huge margin. She was also elected to the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 2023 from the Dhanpur Assembly constituency but resigned a few days later to retain her Lok Sabha membership and ministerial berth. Since 2016, she has also been a State General Secretary of the BJP Tripura unit.
As party whip of Lok Sabha
Bhoumik was included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha whip list.[5]
As a Member of Parliament
Bhoumik was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, from Tripura West.[6] After the result was formally declared, in an interview with IANS, the 50-year-old science graduate said: "I would work for the all-round development of the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah's development mantra and vision are our future course of action for the welfare of the people." [citation needed]
Bhowmik, secured 5,73,532 votes (51.77 per cent of the valid votes polled) and won the Tripura West seat defeating her Congress rival Subal Bhowmik by a margin of 3,05,689 votes. She is the second female member of the Lok Sabha from Tripura after Congress' Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi, also former Tripura minister, who won in 1991.[7]
Lok Sabha Standing Committee
- Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
- Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
Contribution of the first salary
Pratima Bhowmik, the Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West parliamentary constituency, donated Rs 1,00,000 from her first month's salary for Assam flood relief. At least 67 people have died and 33,55,837 have been affected in the deluge that has inundated over 2,000 villages in 17 districts of Assam.[8][9][10]
Union Minister
She became Minister of State Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.[11] She became first Central Minister from Tripura.[12]
References
- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Pratima Bhowmik: First Tripura resident to make it to Union cabinet". 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Pratima Bhoumik(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TRIPURA WEST(TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Pratima Bhoumik(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TRIPURA WEST(TRIPURA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ^ "BJP forms new parliamentary party executive; Modi leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath his deputy". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
- ^ Today, North East (12 May 2021). "Pradyot Deb Barman's Mother, 'Maharani' Bibhu Kumari Devi Tests COVID-19 Positive". Northeast Today. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Tripura MP Pratima Bhowmik donates first salary for Assam flood relief » Northeast Today". 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Tripura MP donates Rs 1 lakh from her first salary for Assam flood relief". 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Tripura MP Donates Rs 1,00,000 from First Salary for Assam Flood Relief". 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Pratima Bhoumik becomes first politician from Tripura to join Union Cabinet". India Today. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
