Agnimitra Paul

Agnimitra Paul
Paul in 2026
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2026
GovernorR. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterSuvendu Adhikari
DepartmentsUrban Development & Municipal Affairs
Preceded byFirhad Hakim
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byTapas Banerjee
ConstituencyAsansol Dakshin
Vice-President of BJP West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2026
General Secretary of BJP West Bengal
In office
22 December 2021 – 7 January 2026
President of BJP Mahila Morcha, West Bengal
In office
1 June 2020 – 22 December 2021
Preceded byLocket Chatterjee
Succeeded byTanuja Chakraborty
Personal details
BornAgnimitra Roy
(1974-11-25) 25 November 1974
Asansol, West Bengal, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2019–present)
SpousePartho Paul
Children2 sons
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Fashion designer
  • Politician

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. Since January 2026, she serves as the Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.

Early life

Agnimitra Paul was born in Asansol, West Bengal, into a family of doctors and academics. Her father, Ashok Roy, is a pediatrician. She was educated at Loreto Convent, Asansol, and then at Asansol Girls' College. She then completed her bachelor's degree in Botany (Hons.) from Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol. Later, she earned an MBA from Jadavpur University. She also holds a diploma in Fashion Designing.

She is married to Partho Paul, an entrepreneur.[3] They have two children.[4]

Fashion career

Paul as a fashion designer, designed clothes for several Bollywood films such as Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche and Via Darjeeling.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[7]

Political career

Paul joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 March 2019.[8]

In 2020, Paul became the BJP Mahila Morcha president of West Bengal succeeding Locket Chatterjee.[9] As the BJP Mahila Morcha president, she organised self-defence training workshop called "Uma" for women across 23 districts in the state.[10] 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.[11]

She defeated TMC's Saayoni Ghosh in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Asansol Dakshin Vidhan Sabha.[12][13]

Paul contested in the 2022 Lok Sabha by-elections from the Asansol constituency but lost to actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha.[14] Later she contested in the 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal from Medinipur constituency but lost to actor-politician June Malia.[15]

On 7 January 2026, she was appointed the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.[16] In 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, she retained the Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency seat with a commanding margin of 40,839 votes against Trinamool Congress candidate Tapas Banerjee.[17] Asansol North MLA, Agnimitra Paul, one of the prominent women faces of the BJP in West Bengal, has been entrusted with the Women and Child Welfare portfolio in the newly formed Bengal government led by Suvendu Adhikari.[18] Her appointment is being seen as a strategic move by the BJP as it sharpens its focus on women-centric welfare, safety, and empowerment initiatives in Bengal.

References

  1. ↑ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Agnimitra Paul Of BJP Wins". News18.
  2. ↑ "Asansol Dakshin Election Result 2021 LIVE: BJP's Agnimitra Paul wins by 1,800 votes". cnbctv18.
  3. ↑ "Following her heart". The Telegraph (India).
  4. ↑ Sen, Shomini (7 May 2026). "The fascinating journey of Agnimitra Paul- From aspiring doctor to fashion designer to CM probable". WION.
  5. ↑ "Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal". Business Standard India. 23 March 2019 – via Business Standard.
  6. ↑ "Sridevi gave me my Bollywood break in 2000: Agnimitra Paul". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 February 2018 – via Business Standard.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ "Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul joins BJP in Bengal". Business Standard. 23 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Das, Madhuparna (24 June 2020). "Roopa, Locket, Agnimitra — how BJP mahila morcha got a 'glamorous turn' in Bengal".
  10. ↑ "BJP Mohila Morcha to give self-defence training to Bengal women". The Hindu. 16 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Day after civic poll debacle, Bengal BJP axes old guards in new committee". The New Indian Express. 23 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Agnimitra Paul - West Bengal 2021". Myneta. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "TMC's Saayoni, BJP's Agnimitra battle it out in Asansol South | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Agnimitra Paul - Lok Sabha 2019". Myneta. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "AGNIMITRA PAUL". Myneta. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "BJP West Bengal announces new state office bearers, Samik Bhattacharya appointed president". ANI. 7 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Election Results 2026 Winners: Who won, who lost - Key seats, top faces and FULL LIST of constituency-wise results". Wion. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dilip Ghosh gets rural development, Agnimitra Paul women and child welfare: Bengal Cabinet portfolios announced". The Telegraph. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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