Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury
Sreerupa Mitra Choudhury | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of National Institute for Gender Justice[1] | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| Chairman of Special Task Force (India) on Rape, Trafficking & Violence Against Women | |
| In office December 2012 – December 2013 | |
| President of NGO Sudinalay | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| National Advisor of National Legal Services Authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice (India) | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[2] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party[2] |
| Spouse | R.K Mitra |
| Residence(s) | South Baluchar, Malda, West Bengal[3] |
| Education | Post Graduate M.A, University of North Bengal[3] |
Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury, popularly known as Nirbhaya Didi, is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party from West Bengal, India. She is also a social worker, women's rights activist and former journalist.[4][5]
Personal life
Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury hails from South Baluchar Battla in Malda district of West Bengal. She is a Post Graduate and did her Masters of Arts from North Bengal University in 1987. She is married to R. K. Mitra.[3]
Career
In 2004 she took part in the launching of the National Legal Literacy Mission.[6] As of 2008 she served as national advisor of the National Legal Services Authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice.[6] As of 2010 she was the president of the NGO Sudinalay[7]
Known as Nirbhaya Didi in Kolkata, she was involved with the process of rehabilitation of rape victims and providing toilets to women.[4] She chaired the special task force on rape, trafficking and violence against women set up by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the 2012 Delhi gang rape.[4][8][9] She resigned from this post in December 2013, amidst speculations that she could have run for parliament from the Malda seat as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[8]
Chaudhury was named as the candidate of the All India Trinamool Congress in the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 general election.[4][5] In 2019, Lok Sabha election, she contested from Maldaha Dakshin seat with a BJP ticket.[3][2]
References
- ^ "National Institute for Gender Justice honours Rani Mukerji with National Award". www .oneindia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury: Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury BJP from MALDAHA DAKSHIN in Lok Sabha Elections | Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury News, images and videos". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MALDAHA DAKSHIN(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
- ^ a b c d Times of India. Beauty queen Ruby loses lustre in poll heat and dust
- ^ a b The Siasat Daily. Biswajit's candidature gives Trinamool's Delhi fight some lift
- ^ a b The Tribune. Pitch in for victims of rights violation, Sreerupa to students
- ^ Times of India. Mentally unwell woman locked up in dirty room for 3 years rescued
- ^ a b Echo of India. PM’s Nirbhaya Task Force Chairperson Resigns
- ^ The Hindu. Special court sought to try cases of human trafficking