Sovan Chatterjee
Sovan Chatterjee (born 7 July 1964) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of Indian National Congress, All India Trinamool Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Mayor of the city of Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Chatterjee served as a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councilor since 1985. In 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party, and left in 2021.
Sovan Chatterjee | |
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| শোভন চট্টোপাধ্যায় | |
| 37th Mayor of Kolkata | |
| In office 16 June 2010 – 22 November 2018 | |
| Deputy | Farzana Alam (2010-15) Atin Ghosh (2015-18) |
| Preceded by | Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Firhad Hakim |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kumkum Chakraborti |
| Succeeded by | Ratna Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Behala Purba |
| Councillor, Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 2010–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sova Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Ratna Chatterjee |
| Constituency | Ward No. 131 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1964 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2021) All India Trinamool Congress (1998–2019) Indian National Congress (1985–1998) |
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