What is Subrata Bakshi?
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} '''Subrata Bakshi''' (born 23 July 1950) is an [[India]]n [[politician]]. He is the current [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Subrata Bakshi takes oath as Rajya Sabha member|language=en|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/subrata-bakshi-takes-oath-as-rajya-sabha-member/article33779910.ece|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> He is Deputy Leader of the parliamentary party of Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha on 7 February 2021. He is the General Secretary and State President of West Bengal [[All India Trinamool Congress]]. He was the Minister for Public Works and Transport in the [[Government of West Bengal]] in 2011. He was also an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], elected from the [[Bhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhabanipur]] constituency in the [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mamata-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers/153060-37.html |title=Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries |access-date=2021-02-08 |archive-date=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525085921/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mamata-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers/153060-37.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/All+the+didi's+men/1/43364.html All the Didi's men]</ref> He was elected to parliament from South Kolkata constituency after [[Mamata Banerjee]] resigned to become a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was elected on 10 December 2011 with a margin of 2,30,999 votes. At 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he was re-elected again as member of parliament. Later in 2020, he was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakshi, Subrata}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Members of the Lok Sabha]] [[Category:Politicians from West Bengal]] [[Category:Membe