What is Somen Mitra?
'''Somendra Nath Mitra''' (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as '''Somen Mitra''', was an [[India]]n politician. He was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]], elected from the [[Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)|Diamond Harbour constituency]] in [[West Bengal]] state in 2009. He was a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sealdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sealdah]] from 1972 to 2006. 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Somen Mitra leaves Congress|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_somen-mitra-leaves-congress_1178552|access-date=6 December 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=19 July 2008}}</ref> He was born in [[Katorah]], India. Mitra died on 30 July 2020 at a hospital in [[Kolkata]], India from [[cardiac arrest]] caused by [[multiple organ failure]], aged 78.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal-congress-president-somen-mitra-passes-away/article32226783.ece West Bengal Congress president Somendranath Mitra passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitra, Somen}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from West Bengal]] [[Category:Members of the Lok Sabha]] [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] [[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians]] {{bio-stub}}