Kalyan Banerjee Age, Wiki and Bio

Kalyan Banerjee

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth04/01/1957
Age67 years
BirthplaceAsansol, Burdwan, West Bengal
HometownBurdwan

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSilver Grey

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • The University of Burdwan
  • Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal
Qualification
  • B.Com from the University of Burdwan
  • LLB from Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Address37C, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026, West Bengal
Zodiac signCapricorn

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherBholanath Banerjee
MotherSibani Banerjee
SpouseChhabi Banerjee
Children
Son1
Daughter1

Career

Political Party
  • Indian National Congress (1991-1998)
  • All India Trinamool Congress (1998-present)
Political Journey
  • 1991 - Vice president of the West Bengal Youth Congress
  • 1998 - General Secretary of the West Bengal Trinamool Congress
  • 2001 - Elected to West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Asansol constituency
  • 2007-2009 - Vice president of the All India Trinamool Congress party
  • 2009 - Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Srerampur constituency
  • 2014 - Re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha
  • 2014 - Appointed the Chief Whip of the All India Trinamool Congress
  • 2019 - Re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha
  • 2020 - Chairman of HRBC (Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners)
  • 2024 - Won the Srerampur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • Toyota Innova
  • Toyota Corolla Altis

Some Lesser Known Facts

After obtaining an LLB degree, he began his legal practice at the Calcutta High Court in 1981.
He entered politics in 1991 by joining the Indian National Congress and chaired the West Bengal Youth Congress until 1997.
Recognized as a senior advocate of the Calcutta High Court in 2004.
Represented the Parliamentary Team of the United General Assembly during visits to the U.K. and the U.S.A. in October 2009.
Assumed the role of chairman of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel on August 31, 2009.
Responsibilities included leading various parliamentary committees like the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs, Committee on Privileges, and others.
Sole representative of the CPA India Union at the CPA Global Seminar in Vienna, Austria, discussing the “Role of Parliaments and Extractive Industries” in October 2013.
In subsequent parliamentary terms, he was involved in committees such as the House Committee, Committee on Estimates, and others.
Advocated significant cases including the Rizwanur Rahman Case, Nandigram Matter, and many land acquisition cases.