Agnimitra Paul

Agnimitra Paul
Agnimitra Paul
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byTapas Banerjee
ConstituencyAsansol Dakshin
President of the BJP Mahila Morcha, West Bengal
In office
2020–2021
Preceded byLocket Chatterjee
Succeeded byTanuja Chakraborty
Personal details
Born
Agnimitra Roy

(1974-11-25) 25 November 1974 (age 50)[2]
Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePartho Paul
Children2 sons
Parent
  • Dr. Ashok Roy (father)
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician, Fashion designer

Agnimitra Paul is an Indian fashion designer turned politician who serves as the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol South and as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha.[3] Prior to entering politics she was a Kolkata-based fashion designer.

Personal life

Agnimitra Paul was born into a family of doctors and academics. Her father Dr. Ashok Roy is a paediatrician in Asansol. She completed her schooling from Loreto Convent and Asansol Girls' College. She completed her bachelor's degree in Botany (Honours) in Banwarilal Bhalotia College.

She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur.[4] They have two children.

Career in fashion

Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several Bollywood films such as Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche and Via Darjeeling.[5]

She has designed costumes and personal wardrobes for Mithun Chakraborthy,Sridevi, Esha Deol, Shonal Rawat, Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak and Parvin Dabas.[6][7]

She started her own fashion label "Inga" across many cities in India. Paul also designed for the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was presented with shawls and blankets that Paul designed.[7]

Political career

Paul joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2019.

In 2020, Paul became the BJP Mahila Morcha president of West Bengal succeeding Locket Chatterjee.[8]

As the BJP Mahila Morcha president, she organised self-defence training workshop called "Uma" for women across 23 districts in the state.[9]

She defeated TMC's Saayoni Ghosh in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Asansol Dakshin Vidhan Sabha.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Agnimitra Paul Of BJP Wins". News18.
  2. ^ "Bio". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 LIVE: BJP's Agnimitra Paul wins by 1,800 votes". cnbctv18.
  4. ^ "Following her heart". www.telegraphindia.com.
  5. ^ "Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal". Business Standard India. 23 March 2019 – via Business Standard.
  6. ^ "Sridevi gave me my Bollywood break in 2000: Agnimitra Paul". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 February 2018 – via Business Standard.
  7. ^ a b "About Indian Designer Agnimitra Paul | Search Indian and Asian Fashion Designer Online". strandofsilk.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ Das, Madhuparna (24 June 2020). "Roopa, Locket, Agnimitra — how BJP mahila morcha got a 'glamorous turn' in Bengal".
  9. ^ "BJP Mohila Morcha to give self-defence training to Bengal women". The Hindu. 16 September 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ "TMC's Saayoni, BJP's Agnimitra battle it out in Asansol South | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 April 2021.