Jyotipriya Mallick (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	26/05/1958
Age	67 years
Birthplace	Kolkata

Latest News about Jyotipriya Mallick

15/01/2025

Jyotipriya Mallick was granted bail by a court on 15 January 2025 after being in custody since his arrest on 27 October 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam during his tenure as Food Supplies Minister from 2011 to 2021. He had fallen ill during a court hearing post-arrest and spent seven days in hospital before being remanded to ED custody. The bail came after over a year in detention, marking a significant development in the ongoing investigation.

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Bio/Wiki

Other name	Jyoti Priya Mallick
Nickname	Balu Da

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	The Scottish Church Collegiate School, Kolkata (1975)
College/University	Vidyasagar College, Kolkata Surendranath College, Kolkata
Educational Qualification(s)	BSc at Vidyasagar College (1979) LLB at Surendranath College (1983)

Personal Life

Date of Birth	26/05/1958
Birthplace	Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Family

Wife

Manidipa Mallick

Children

Priyadarshini Mallick (teacher, academician, secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education)

Parents

Father	Sakti Pada Mallick (deceased)
Mother	Nabanalini Mallick

Siblings

Debapriya Mallick (elder
doctor)
Swadhin Mallick (Mohun Bagan Football Club employee)

Career

Politics

Political Party

All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)

Political Journey

Elections	Contested and won the West Bengal Assembly elections from the Gaighata constituency in 2001 and 2006 Contested and won the West Bengal Assembly elections from the Habra constituency in 2011, 2016, and 2021
Ministerial Appointments	Department of Food & Supplies (20 May 2011 - 10 May 2021) Department of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Department of Forests (10 May 2021 - present) Department of Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy Sources (10 May 2021 - present)

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Mahindra Scorpio

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Jyotipriya Mallick is an Indian lawyer and politician.
2. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) and has held the position of the minister of Forest Affairs, Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources, and Food & Supplies.
3. During the 1970s, Mallick became involved in the student union while in college.
4. He assumed the role of a director at West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited on 26 December 2007.
5. In the 2011 West Bengal elections, Mallick secured victory with 86,218 votes.
6. He is considered a significant ally of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
7. Mallick garnered success in the 2016 West Bengal state assembly election with 1,01,590 votes, defeating his Communist Party of India (Marxist) rival, Ashis Kantha Mukherjee.
8. In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election, Jyotipriya Mallick triumphed over Bharatiya Janata Party’s Biswajit Sinha by a margin of 3,841 votes.
9. On 10 May 2021, Mallick was replaced as the Minister of Food & Supplies by Rathin Ghosh.
10. Reports suggest that Mallick owns a mansion in Shanti Niketan, West Bengal, bought for Rs. 1.5 crore, with an estimated current value exceeding Rs. 6 crore as of 2023.
11. The asset and property value declared in Mallick's election affidavits for 2011 and 2021 showed a 550% growth.
12. On 2 November 2021, Jyotipriya Mallick was appointed as the director of the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Ltd.

Jyotipriya Mallick Politician, Lawyer Indian Kolkata