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Rathin Ghosh
Minister for Food & Supplies, Government Of West Bengal
In office
10 May 2021  6th May, 2026
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
La. Ganesan
C. V. Ananda Bose
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byJyotipriya Mallick
Succeeded byAshok Kirtania
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 13, 2011
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded byConstituency Established
ConstituencyMadhyamgram
Personal details
Born (1958-12-15) December 15, 1958 (age 67)
Party All India Trinamool Congress
SpouseKrishna Ghosh
Children1
Alma materCalcutta University

Rathin Ghosh (15 December, 1958) is an Indian politician belonging to the All India Trinamool Congress and former Food and Supplies Minister of West Bengal in the third Mamata Banerjee Government. He was elected as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Madhyamgram in 2011, 2016, 2021 and 2026.[1][2][3]

Career

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In 1998, he joined the Trinamool Congress and won the Madhyamgram Municipality election, defeating the then-ruling Left Front. He subsequently became the first Trinamool Congress Chairman in North 24 Parganas, under whose leadership the party formed its first municipal board in the district. Prior to this, Ghosh was associated with the Indian National Congress and later served as Chairman of the Madhyamgram Municipality in 1999. He was also elected as a corporator in the 2004 municipal board.

Over the course of his career, Ghosh has served three terms as Chairman of the municipality, four terms as a corporator, and three terms as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[4]

Following the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appointed him as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of West Bengal. He served as the Minister for Food and Supplies Department of the Government of West Bengal.[5]

References

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  1. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. List of Winners in West Bengal 2016
  3. "Assembly Constituency 118 - MADHYAMGRAM". Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. "Welcome to /www.madhyamgrammunicipality.org". www.madhyamgrammunicipality.org. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. "New TMC face in ED's crosshairs: Minister and Mamata loyalist Rathin Ghosh". The Indian Express. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2026.