Agnimitra Paul | |
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_sitting_in_her_chamber_at_the_studio_-_photographed_by_Sou_Boyy_(Sourendra_Kumar_das).JPG) Paul in 2013 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tapas Banerjee |
| Constituency | Asansol Dakshin |
| Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2026 | |
| General Secretary, BJP West Bengal | |
| In office 22 December 2021 – 7 January 2026 | |
| President of the BJP Mahila Morcha, West Bengal | |
| In office 1 June 2020 – 22 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Locket Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Tanuja Chakraborty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agnimitra Roy 25 November 1974 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present) |
| Spouse | Partho Paul |
| Children | 2 sons |
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Agnimitra Paul (née Roy; born 25 November 1974) is an Indian fashion designer and politician who serves as the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Asansol Dakshin.[1] She had served as the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Mahila Morcha,[2] and as the General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal. She also serves as the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal. Prior to entering politics she was a Kolkata-based fashion designer.
Personal life
[edit]Paul was born into a family of doctors and academics. Her father Dr. Ashok Roy is a paediatrician in Asansol. She completed her schooling from Loreto Convent and Asansol Girls' College. She completed her bachelor's degree in botany (Honours) in Banwarilal Bhalotia College.
She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur.[3] They have two children.
Career in fashion
[edit]Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several Bollywood films such as Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche and Via Darjeeling.[4]
She has designed costumes and personal wardrobes for Mithun Chakraborthy, Sridevi, Esha Deol, Shonal Rawat, Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak and Parvin Dabas.[5][6]
She started her own fashion label "Inga" across many cities in India. Paul also designed for the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was presented with shawls and blankets that Paul designed.[6]
Political career
[edit]Paul joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 March 2019.[7]
In 2020, Paul became the BJP Mahila Morcha president of West Bengal succeeding Locket Chatterjee.[8] As the BJP Mahila Morcha president, she organised self-defence training workshop called "Uma" for women across 23 districts in the state.[9] On 22 December 2021, she was appointed the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal and was succeeded by Tanuja Chakraborty as the President of the BJP Mahila Morcha.[10]
She defeated TMC's Saayoni Ghosh in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Asansol Dakshin Vidhan Sabha.[11][12]
Paul contested in the 2022 Lok Sabha by-elections from the Asansol constituency but lost to actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha.[13] Later she contested in the 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal from Medinipur constituency but lost to actor-politician June Malia.[14]
On 7 January 2026, she was appointed the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Agnimitra Paul Of BJP Wins". News18.
- ^ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 LIVE: BJP's Agnimitra Paul wins by 1,800 votes". cnbctv18.
- ^ "Following her heart". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal". Business Standard India. 23 March 2019 – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Sridevi gave me my Bollywood break in 2000: Agnimitra Paul". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 February 2018 – via Business Standard.
- ^ a b "About Indian Designer Agnimitra Paul | Search Indian and Asian Fashion Designer Online". strandofsilk.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal". Business Standard. 23 March 2019.
- ^ Das, Madhuparna (24 June 2020). "Roopa, Locket, Agnimitra — how BJP mahila morcha got a 'glamorous turn' in Bengal".
- ^ "BJP Mohila Morcha to give self-defence training to Bengal women". The Hindu. 16 September 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Day after civic poll debacle, Bengal BJP axes old guards in new committee". The New Indian Express. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "AGNIMITRA PAUL". Myneta. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "TMC's Saayoni, BJP's Agnimitra battle it out in Asansol South | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 April 2021.
- ^ "AGNIMITRA PAUL". Myneta. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "AGNIMITRA PAUL". Myneta. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "BJP West Bengal announces new state office bearers, Samik Bhattacharya appointed president". ANI. 7 January 2026.
