Purnima Chakraborty

Purnima Chakraborty is a politician from West Bengal. She is currently serving as a Minister of State for Department of Information & Culture and Department of tourism, and a Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, from Shyampukur Assembly constituency. She is a Member of Bharatiya Janata Party. She defeated Incumbent Trinamool Congress Minister, Shashi Panja by 14,633 votes.

She is a social worker, and serves as a sevait in Kolkata's Radha-Madhab Mandir. She was married to Raja Chakraborty, who was a Police Officer. Her Husband died on duty. She was offered job at Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, but she rejected that offer, vowing to dethrone Trinamool Congress for throne.