Locket Chatterjee (born 4 December 1974) is an Indian actress, politician and Member of Parliament for Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal, India. She is also a classical dancer. She completed her training in Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri and Creative,[2] but is better known as an actress. Previously, she was the state president of BJP Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal.[3] Now she is a General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.
Locket Chatterjee | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) |
Constituency | Hooghly |
General Secretary BJP West Bengal | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
President of BJP Mahila Morcha West Bengal | |
In office 2017–2020 | |
Preceded by | Roopa Ganguly |
Succeeded by | Agnimitra Paul |
Member of Women's Commission West Bengal | |
In office 2014–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Locket Chatterjee (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974 (age 47)[1] Dakshineswar, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (till 2015) |
Spouse | Prasenjit Bhattacharjee |
Children | 1 son |
Residence(s) | Narendrapur, West Bengal |
Alma mater | Jogamaya Devi College, University of Calcutta (B.Sc) |
Occupation | Actress, Dancer, Politician |
Committees | Member of Standing Committee Information Technology |
Awards | Kalakar Award |
Signature | |
Website | BJP Bengal |
Chatterjee's father Sri. Anil Chatterjee was a purohit of Dakshineswar Kali Temple as was her grandfather. Her mother took her to dance school. Chatterjee went abroad with the Mamata Shankar ballet troupe when she was a class VIII student.[4] She grew up by the Maa Ganga (popular as Hooghly) on the northern outskirts of Calcutta's Dakshineswar area.[5]
She later studied at Jogamaya Devi College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta.[6]
Locket Chatterjee forayed into politics as a member of AITC. She severed ties with AITC and joined BJP in 2015. She contested 2016 assembly elections from Mayureshwar in West Bengal but lost to Abhijit Roy of AITC. In 2017 she replaced Roopa Ganguly as the president of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal.
She contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Hoogly Lok Sabha seat against Ratna De and won getting 6,71,448 (46.06%) votes.[12]
On 13 September 2019, she was selected as a Member of Standing Committee on Information Technology and on 9 October 2019 onwards she's serving as Member of Committee on Empowerment of Women.
In 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election she contested from Chunchura Seat and lost by whopping 18,879 votes to TMC candidate Asit Mazumdar.
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