Jyotipriya Mallick (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	17/11/1957
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Kolkata

Latest News about Jyotipriya Mallick

20/06/2026

Trinamool heavyweight and former minister Jyotipriya Mallick resigned from the party on 20 June 2026, citing ill-health and doctor's advice. He wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resigning from the party's national working committee and all other posts, stating he was unfit to participate in party work. Mallick officially left the Trinamool on this date, ending his long association with the party that began in 1978.

15/01/2025

Former West Bengal Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya Mallick was granted bail by an Enforcement Directorate special court on 15 January 2025 after 13 months of detention. He was arrested in October 2023 in connection with a multi-crore ration distribution scam alleged to have occurred during his tenure from 2011 to 2021. The bail was granted on the condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50 lakh and cooperating with the investigation.

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Bio/Wiki

Other name	Jyoti Priya Mallick
Nickname	Balu Da

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	The Scottish Church Collegiate School, Kolkata (1975)
College/University	Vidyasagar College, Kolkata Surendranath College, Kolkata
Educational Qualification(s)	BSc at Vidyasagar College (1979) LLB at Surendranath College (1983)

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Family

Wife

Manidipa Mallick

Children

Priyadarshini Mallick (teacher, academician, secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education)

Parents

Father	Sakti Pada Mallick (deceased)
Mother	Nabanalini Mallick

Siblings

Debapriya Mallick (elder
doctor)
Swadhin Mallick (Mohun Bagan Football Club employee)

Career

Politics

Political Party

Independent (Formerly All India Trinamool Congress)

Political Journey

Elections	Contested and won the West Bengal Assembly elections from the Gaighata constituency in 2001 and 2006 Contested and won the West Bengal Assembly elections from the Habra constituency in 2011, 2016, and 2021
Ministerial Appointments	Department of Food & Supplies (20 May 2011 - 10 May 2021) Department of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Department of Forests (10 May 2021 - present) Department of Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy Sources (10 May 2021 - present)
Resignation	Resigned from Trinamool on 20 June 2026 citing ill-health and resigned from the party's national working committee

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Mahindra Scorpio

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Jyotipriya Mallick is an Indian lawyer and politician.
2. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) and has held the position of the minister of Forest Affairs, Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources, and Food & Supplies.
3. During the 1970s, Mallick became involved in the student union while in college.
4. He assumed the role of a director at West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited on 26 December 2007.
5. In the 2011 West Bengal elections, Mallick secured victory with 86,218 votes.
6. He is considered a significant ally of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
7. Mallick garnered success in the 2016 West Bengal state assembly election with 1,01,590 votes, defeating his Communist Party of India (Marxist) rival, Ashis Kantha Mukherjee.
8. In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election, Jyotipriya Mallick triumphed over Bharatiya Janata Party’s Biswajit Sinha by a margin of 3,841 votes.
9. On 10 May 2021, Mallick was replaced as the Minister of Food & Supplies by Rathin Ghosh.
10. Reports suggest that Mallick owns a mansion in Shanti Niketan, West Bengal, bought for Rs. 1.5 crore, with an estimated current value exceeding Rs. 6 crore as of 2023.
11. The asset and property value declared in Mallick's election affidavits for 2011 and 2021 showed a 550% growth.
12. On 2 November 2021, Jyotipriya Mallick was appointed as the director of the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Ltd.
13. He is a former member of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) and held the position of the minister of Forest Affairs, Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources, and Food & Supplies.
14. Mallick was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in October 2023 in connection with a multi-crore ration distribution scam and was granted bail in January 2025 after 13 months in custody.
15. Mallick officially left the Trinamool on 20 June 2026, citing doctor's advice concerning an illness.

Jyotipriya Mallick Politician, Lawyer Indian Kolkata