Choudhury Mohan Jatua

Choudhury Mohan Jatua
Chowdhury Mohan Jatua presenting the award for the Best Actor to Mr. Sasson Gabey for the film “Restoration” at the closing ceremony of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2011), at Panaji, Goa.jpg
Jatua, at IFFI 2011
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byBasudeb Barman
Succeeded byBapi Halder
ConstituencyMathurapur
Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting,Government of India
In office
22 May 2009 – 22 September 2012
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
for Mandirbazar
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byNikunja Paik
Succeeded byDr. Tapati Saha
Personal details
Born (1938-06-09) 9 June 1938
Nagendrapur, South 24 Parganas (West Bengal)
Political partyTrinamool Congress
SpouseArati Jatua
Children1 Son & 2 Daughters
ResidenceKolkata
ProfessionSocial worker, Politician

Choudhury Mohan Jatua is an Indian politician. He was the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting from May 2009 to September 2012.[1] He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Mathurapur.[2][3][4]

Jatua is a post graduate in commerce from Calcutta University. A former additional deputy inspector general of police of West Bengal, he became a legislator, in 2001, by winning from the Mandirbazar constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Mamata Banerjee exits UPA but leaves door open, Sonia meets top leaders to discuss Trinamool withdrawal". India Today. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Team Manmohun". NDTV. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Only 62 Out of 543 MPs Have Clocked 100% Attendance". The New Indian Express. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Bengal Lok Sabha results 2019: 6 sitting MPs return with higher victory margin". The Statesman. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Mamata Banerjee & her IPS officers — 9 joined Trinamool in 10 years, 4 were ministers". ThePrint. 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Thumbnail sketches of ministers of state". new Kerala.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.


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