Jyotipriya Mallick

Politician, Lawyer

Indian Kolkata

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ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth17/11/1957
Age68 years
BirthplaceKolkata

Latest News about Jyotipriya Mallick

20/06/2026

Jyotipriya Mallick resigned from all Trinamool Congress party posts on 20 June 2026, citing serious health issues and medical advice. Reports said he stepped down from the party's national working committee and other responsibilities, while making clear that he was not joining another party.

15/01/2025

Jyotipriya Mallick was granted bail on 15 January 2025 in connection with the alleged ration distribution scam. He had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in October 2023 in a money-laundering investigation tied to the case, and the court allowed release on strict bond conditions after about 13 months in custody.

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Bio/Wiki

Other nameJyoti Priya Mallick
NicknameBalu Da

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolThe 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 StatusMarried
Family
WifeManidipa Mallick
ChildrenPriyadarshini Mallick (teacher, academician, secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education)
Parents
FatherSakti Pada Mallick (deceased)
MotherNabanalini Mallick
Siblings
  • Debapriya Mallick (elder
  • doctor)
  • Swadhin Mallick (Mohun Bagan Football Club employee)

Career

Politics
Political PartyIndependent (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)
ResignationResigned from Trinamool on 20 June 2026 citing ill-health and resigned from the party's national working committee

Style Quotient

Car CollectionMahindra 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.
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