Somen Mitra

Somendra Nath Mitra
President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 16 September 2018 – 30 July 2020
Preceded by	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
In office 1992–1998
Preceded by	Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Succeeded by	A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2009 – 28 January 2014
Preceded by	Samik Lahiri
Succeeded by	Abhishek Banerjee
Constituency	Diamond Harbour
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1972–1977
Preceded by	Binoy Banerjee
Succeeded by	Binoy Banerjee
Constituency	Sealdah
In office 1982–2009
Preceded by	Binoy Banerjee
Succeeded by	Sikha Mitra
Personal details
Born	(1941-12-31)31 December 1941 Katorah, Bengal Province, British India
Died	30 July 2020(2020-07-30) (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Trinamool Congress (2008-2014)
Spouse	Sikha Mitra
Children	1
Education	Bangabasi College
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (BSc, LLB)

Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as Somen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972 to 2009. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named Pragatisheel Indira Congress. In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the Trinamool Congress. He rejoined his parent party Congress in January 2014, before that he resigned as MP. He became the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee for the second time on 22 September 2018 and served until his death on 30 July 2020.

External links

• Soman Mitra Website
• Somen Mitra -Political Profile
• Profile on the website of the Lok Sabha