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Who is Mahua Moitra?

One of the most prominent faces of the Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra has made her mark in the national politics with her fiery speeches, especially the one on 'seven early signs of fascism', in the Parliament. A Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's  Krishnanagar seat from 2019 to 2023, Moitra has been given a ticket again by the TMC from the same constituency, which she won the last time by a margin of over 60,000 votes.
 
Incidentally, Moitra was expelled from her Lok Sabha membership last year after it was recommended by the Parliamentary Committee on Ethics report as she was found guilty by the panel in a 'cash for query' case. However, her supporters alleged the panel's decision was a politically motivated one.
 
She has previously worked as an investment banker for JPMorgan Chase and has graduated in economics and mathematics in 1998 from Mount Holyoke College South Hadley in Massachusetts, United States. She quit as the vice-president of JPMorgan Chase in 2009 and joined the Congress where she was reportedly one of the trusted hands of Rahul Gandhi. However, in 2010, she joined the TMC and became an MLA from Nadia district in 2016 West Bengal Assembly polls.

Moitra has been at the centre of controversy on several occasions, and in some cases, it even forced her party to officially distance itself from her statements. Once in 2022, Moitra commented on goddess Kali at a conclave hosted by India Today. Her comments caused a huge uproar and FIRs in multiple states were registered against her. Also, Moitra has been a vocal critic of some sections of the media, which has led to her being even getting boycotted by them on a few occasions.
 
2024 Lok Sabha elections
Despite her expulsion, the TMC has again fielded Moitra from the Krishnanagar constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Moitra's main opponent in the election was BJP candidate Amrita Roy, a political newcomer who is ‘Rajmata of the Rajbari’ (Queen Mother of the royal palace) of the constituency.
 
The Krishnanagar constituency recorded a voter turnout of 1,425,712 in 2024 LS polls. Mahua Moitra emerged as the winner of the LS polls with 44.1 per cent of the vote share. While the BJP candidate Roy was able to tough competition to Moitra by securing 40.13 per cent of the voter share in the close election race.

Latest Updates on Mahua Moitra

Rajnath Singh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mahua Moitra addressed Lok Sabha; here's what they said

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 12:38 PM IST

In an obvious reference to Chandrachud, Moitra said the former CJI made it a point to state that the Supreme Court is not meant to act like a political opposition

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 9:12 PM IST

Moitra made a passing, but contentious, remarks on Loya's death as she attacked the ruling BJP for allegedly targeting institutions and opposition leaders to silence critical voices

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 6:57 PM IST

Moitra shared a screenshot of submission of both the online complaint and the physical copy

Updated On: 13 Sep 2024 | 10:42 PM IST

TMC parliamentarian Mahua Moitra's complaint points out alleged irregularities between Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Buch's statement to the Sebi board and the board's disclosure on the matter

Updated On: 12 Sep 2024 | 6:10 PM IST

Opposition parties claimed govt cut short Budget session to avoid questions on the issue

Updated On: 11 Aug 2024 | 10:26 PM IST

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader commented on a video posted on X that showed Sharma arriving at the site of a stampede in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras

Updated On: 08 Jul 2024 | 5:59 PM IST

Lok Sabha updates: As the 18th Lok Sabha began, Rahul Gandhi underscored that the Opposition-led INDIA bloc would not tolerate the alleged attacks on Constitution by PM Modi and Amit Shah

Updated On: 25 Jun 2024 | 7:47 PM IST

The men were sure to vote for the saffron party. But the women at home?

Updated On: 05 Jun 2024 | 10:47 PM IST

TMC candidate and sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee is leading in the Diamond Harbour constituency over his nearest rival, BJP's Abhijit Das, by a margin of 1,15,933 votes

Updated On: 04 Jun 2024 | 1:05 PM IST

After initial scare where the BJP was racing ahead of the TMC, the Mamata Banerjee-led party surged and is currently leading on 31 seats after vote counting till 11:30 am

Updated On: 04 Jun 2024 | 11:46 AM IST

The ECI's decision has sparked controversy, especially amidst concerns over delays in releasing final voter turnout data and discrepancies between provisional and final figures

Updated On: 24 May 2024 | 11:22 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections: Voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections is in progress. There are 1,717 candidates in the fray on 96 seats. We bring you a brief profile of a few high-profile candidate

Updated On: 13 May 2024 | 11:21 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections: A total of 96 constituencies across ten states and Union territories went to polls on Monday in the fourth stage of elections. Here are ten latest election updates for May 13

Updated On: 13 May 2024 | 9:43 AM IST

The incumbent MP is TMC's Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the LS in Dec

Updated On: 10 May 2024 | 11:55 PM IST

The CBI had last month conducted searches, after filing its FIR, at the premises of Moitra, a former TMC MP from Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal

Updated On: 02 Apr 2024 | 11:28 PM IST

The 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader was called for questioning twice earlier by the central agency, but she did not depose citing official work and sought deferment of the notice

Updated On: 28 Mar 2024 | 10:46 AM IST

Moitra has denied any wrongdoing and claims that she is being targeted as she raised questions on the deals of the Adani Group

Updated On: 27 Mar 2024 | 1:56 PM IST

This comes after conducting searches at Moitra's residence in Kolkata in connection with the cash-for-query case on Saturday

Updated On: 24 Mar 2024 | 8:54 PM IST

The Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, issued the directions to the CBI after receiving the findings of its preliminary inquiry into allegations made against Moitra by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Updated On: 23 Mar 2024 | 10:51 AM IST