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Mahua Moitra | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tapas Paul |
| Constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2016 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Samaredranath Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Bimalendu Sinha Roy |
| Constituency | Karimpur |
| In–charge of the All India Trinamool Congress, Goa | |
| In office 13 November 2021 – 4 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Kirti Azad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1974[1][2] Labac, Cachar, Assam, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (Since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Lars Wauvert Brorson
(divorced) |
| Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College |
| Profession | |
Mahua Moitra (born 12 October 1974) is an Indian politician and former investment banker.[3] She won the 2019 Indian general election as an All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) party candidate from Krishnanagar[4] and served as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2023 until being expelled. She was re-elected to parliament in the 2024 Indian general election.
Moitra served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Karimpur from 2016 to 2019,[5] and served as the general secretary and national spokesperson of the AITC. On 13 November 2023, Moitra was appointed as AITC District President of Krishnanagar (Nadia North). She was an investment banker at JPMorgan Chase before entering politics.[6] Moitra was disqualified and expelled from the Lok Sabha on 8 December 2023 following recommendation of Lok Sabha Ethics Committee for sharing her login and password of NIC portal.[7]
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