Debabrata Majumder | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly, West Bengal |
Term Start: | 7 May 2021 |
Predecessor: | Sujan Chakraborty |
Constituency: | Jadavpur, Kolkata |
Majority: | 38,869 |
Office1: | Member of the Mayor-in-Council, KMC |
1Blankname1: | Mayor |
1Namedata1: | Sovan Chatterjee Firhad Hakim |
Subterm1: | 2010– |
Suboffice1: | Solid Waste Management |
Subterm2: | 2012 |
Suboffice2: | Assessment and Collection |
Term Start1: | 2010 |
Constituency1: | 97 (2021–present) 96 (2000–2021) |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1964 |
Birth Place: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
Education: | Chartered Accountant, F.C.A |
Alma Mater: | Institute of Chartered Accountants Calcutta University |
Party: | Trinamool Congress (2008–present) |
Otherparty: | Bharatiya Janata Party (1995–2008) |
Profession: | Accountant |
Occupation: | Politician |
Nationality: | Indian |
Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable MMIC |
Birth Name: | Moloy Majumdar |
Debabrata Majumder, also known as Moloy (born 25 April 1964), is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who has been serving as a member of the West Bengal Assembly from the Jadavpur seat since 7 May 2021.[1] A member of the Trinamool Congress, he is a sitting ward corporator of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation from Ward No. 97 (since 2021) and Ward No. 96 (2000–2021).[2] [3] [4]
Majumder was born on 25 April 1964 in Kolkata. His father was Keshab Majumdar. Before joining politics, he worked as a chartered accountant. He earned a B.Com (Hons) from the University of Calcutta in 1985 and completed his studies at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1990.[5]
Majumder was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the late 1990s. In 2000, he was elected as a corporator from Ward 96 and was re-elected in 2005 and 2015.[6] He later joined the Trinamool Congress and was re-elected as a ward corporator in the 2021 Kolkata Municipal Corporation election.[7] [8] Since 2010, he has been a member of the Mayor-in-Council (MMiC) holding the charge of the Solid Waste Management department.[9] [10] From January to November 2012, he held additional responsibilities in the Assessment and Collection department.[11]