Quick Info
| Profession | Politician |
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| Nationality | Indian |
Latest News about Ritabrata Mukherjee
03/09/2026
A rebel faction linked to Ritabrata Banerjee began preparing for Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections and planned to field candidates in all 209 wards. The group also held internal meetings to finalize its strategy against rival political forces.
28/08/2026
Ritabrata Banerjee urged immediate student union elections in colleges across West Bengal. He accused the state government of inaction and pressed for polls in universities and colleges statewide.
18/08/2026
The Calcutta High Court declined to interfere with the West Bengal Speaker’s decision to appoint Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition. The ruling meant he continued in the post despite legal and political challenges to the appointment.
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Bio/Wiki
| Known for | Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP and later TMC politician |
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| Political career | Rose to prominence as a student leader and later became a Rajya Sabha MP from the Left before joining the TMC. |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | South Point High School |
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| College | Asutosh College |
| Postgraduate | Master's degree in English from the University of Calcutta |
Career
| Early career | Active in student politics with the Students Federation of India (SFI). |
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| Major roles | General secretary of SFI; all-India general secretary of SFI; Rajya Sabha MP in 2014; later associated with TMC. |
| Notable event | Expelled from CPI(M) in 2017 for party indiscipline/anti-party activity, then joined TMC. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He first gained wider attention as a student leader in the early 2000s. | |
| 2. He was one of the Left's young public faces in West Bengal. | |
| 3. He later became involved in a major political shift from the Left to the TMC. |