Kalyan Banerjee is an Indian politician and veteran member of the All India Trinamool Congress. He has served as a Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms; 2009–2014, 2014–2019, and 2019–present.
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Wiki/Biography
Kalyan Banerjee was born on Friday, 4 January 1957 (age 66 years; as in 2023) in Asansol, Burdwan, West Bengal. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. In 1972, he earned a B.Com degree from the University of Burdwan. In 1976, he earned an LLB degree from Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal. In 1981, he started practicing as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Silver Gray
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Kalyan Banerjee’s father’s name is Bholanath Banerjee and mother’s name is Sibani Banerjee.
wife and children
Kalyan Banerjee is married to Chhavi Banerjee. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.
Kalyan Banerjee with his wife (far left) and his children
Religion
Kalyan Banerjee follows Hindu religion.
My fighting strength and blessings of the Golden Mother and my religious guide pic.twitter.com/AzyGH9WpFo
– Kalyan Banerjee (@KBanerjee_AITC) 15 January 2021
Address
37C, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026, West Bengal
livelihood
In 1991, he took over as the vice-president of the West Bengal Youth Congress and served as its president until 1997. In 1998, he was appointed as the General Secretary of West Bengal Trinamool Congress. In 2001, he contested the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Asansol constituency on the All India Trinamool Congress Party ticket. He won the election by defeating Gautam Roychowdhury of the Communist Party of India by a margin of 2,213 votes. From 2007 to 2009, he served as the Vice President of the All India Trinamool Congress Party.
Kalyan Banerjee with Mamata Banerjee at a political rally
In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Shrirampur constituency on the All India Trinamool Congress Party ticket. On 31 August 2009, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. When he was an MP, he served as a member of various parliamentary committees, such as the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Member of the Committee of Privileges, Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, in which he examined matters related to allocation and pricing. Telecom Licenses and Spectrum, Member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee, Member of the Ethics Committee, and Member of the Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Disrespectful Behavior of Government Officials with Members of the Lok Sabha.
Kalyan Banerjee presenting his views in Parliament
In 2014, he was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha and was later appointed as the Chief Whip of the All India Trinamool Congress Party. During his tenure as an MP, he was appointed as Member of the House Committee, Member of the Estimates Committee, Member of the Privileges Committee, Member of the Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Law and Justice, Member of the Joint Committee on Rights . Member of the Joint Committee on Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015, Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debt Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and Member of the Sub-Personnel, Committee of the Standing Committee on Public Grievances, Law and Justice. In May 2019, he was re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha. On 26 November 2020, he took over as the Chairman of HRBC (Hooghly River Bridge Commissioner) succeeding Suvendu Adhikari.
Kalyan Banerjee after winning the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
controversies
Abuse of political power as a lawyer
In January 2022, 157 lawyers of the Calcutta High Court collectively wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, West Bengal HC Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing Kalyan Banerjee of insulting women lawyers. Was accused of doing. Giving unfair privileges to some people in return for obscure favors and abusing their political power. The lawyers also accused him of disobeying the governor, the highest constitutional authority of the state, by making derogatory public remarks about him, which is unbecoming of a senior bar member.
Police complaint regarding Jagdeep Dhankhar’s mimicry
On 19 December 2023, Kalyan Banerjee was accused of mocking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Parliament complex during opposition protests against the suspension of MPs. Kalyan reportedly made fun of Dhankar’s way of bowing before him and Rahul Gandhi was seen filming the video. Later, lawyer Abhishek Gautam filed a complaint at the Defense Colony police station in which he accused Kalyan of insulting and defaming the Vice President of India, his caste and his background as a farmer and filed an FIR under appropriate sections. sought to. IPC and IT Act against TMC MP. Dhankhar later expressed his anger in Parliament and said,
Embrace me as an individual, don’t take away my background as a farmer, don’t take away my background as a community member. The institution of the Chairman has been destroyed and that too by a political party which has gone to such an extent that a senior MP is videotaping another member.
Talking about this incident in an interview, Kalyan said,
I am a member of Lok Sabha. I have never watched Rajya Sabha proceedings or Rajya Sabha TV. How will I be able to imitate Dhankhar ji? I’m surprised he took it personally. Is this how he behaves? It is an art and they should treat it as a game.”
car collection
He owns a Toyota Innova and a Toyota Corolla Altis.
property/property
movable property
Cash: Rs. 2,00,000
Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 6,03,28,654
Bonds, debentures and shares in companies: Rs. 2,02,65,965
Immovable property
Non-agricultural land: Rs. 6,00,000
Residential Building: Rs. 3,03,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2019. This does not include property owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
Kalyan Banerjee’s net worth for the year 2019 was estimated to be Rs. 17 crores.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Kalyan Banerjee has been a lawyer in various important cases such as Rizwanur Rahman case, Nandigram case, Chhota Angaria case, Bhikhari Paswan case, imposition of Section 144 in Singur and various land acquisition cases.
- In October 2009, he visited the UK and the USA as a representative of the Joint General Assembly Parliamentary Team.
- In October 2013, he participated as the sole representative of the CPA India Union at the CPA Global Seminar discussing “The Role of Parliaments and Extractive Industries” in Vienna, Austria.
- In 2004, he was designated as one of the senior advocates of the Kolkata High Court.
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