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Category : Obituaries
Published on: September 03 2021
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· Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away.
· He was the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi.
· Mitra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009.
· In June 2010, Mitra was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha by BJP from Madhya Pradesh.
· His term ended in 2016. In July 2018, he resigned from the BJP and joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Important facts:
About Rajya Sabha
v Seats: 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
v Chairperson: M. Venkaiah Naidu
v Secretary General: Dr. Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu, IAS; since 1 September 2021
v Founder: Constituent Assembly of India
v Founded: 3 April 1952
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