Ritabrata Banerjee Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Known For	Being 13th Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Balck
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)
Political Journey	• Early 2000s: Joined the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), the Students' Federation of India (SFI) • In 2008: Became All India General Secretary of SFI • In 2014: Elected as Rajya Sabha member as a CPI(M) representative • In 2017: Was expelled from CPI(M) over disciplinary issues • In 2018: Joined the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) • In 2024: Re-elected as Rajya Sabha member as a TMC candidate • In 2026: Won the West Bengal Assembly election from Uluberia East as a TMC candidate. • In June 2026: Expelled from TMC for alleged anti-party activities • In June 2026: Became Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 November 1978 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2025)	47 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal
School	South Point High School, Kolkata
College/University	• Asutosh College, Kolkata • University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Educational Qualification(s)	• A bachelor's degree in Arts (2001) from Asutosh College • A Master's of Arts in English (2003) from University of Calcutta
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	86, Kishalay School Lane, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, District- South 24 Parganas, West Bengal - 700078
Social Media	• Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Durba Sen
Parents	Father- Priyabhushan Banerjee Mother- Archana Banerjee
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Maruti Suzuki Baleno
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Moveable Assets: • Cash: Rs 48 Lakh • Other Funds: Rs 10 Lakh • Insurance Policies: Rs 50 Thousand • Jewellery: Rs 2 Lakh Immoveable Assets: • Residential Flat: Rs 66 Lakh
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 3 Crore (as of 2026) [1]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ritabrata Banerjee

• Ritabrata Banerjee was born and raised in Kolkata, West Bengal.

• Ritabrata started his political journey since his college days, where he was member of Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI) (M).

• While studying at Asutosh College, her served as the General Secretary of the students’ union.

• With his active full-time political activism, he rose to become the All India General Secretary of SFI in 2008, and emerged as one of the prominent leaders of the state.

• In April 2013, Banerjee was accused for harassment of former Finance minister of West Bengal Amit Mitra in New Delhi during a protest outside the Planning Commission office in New Delhi.

• He was arrested along with five other CPI(M)-SFI activists in connection with the incident after video footage was examined by the police. However, they were granted bail.

• In 2014, at the age of 34, Banerjee was elected to the Rajya Sabha member and became one of the youngest CPI(M) MPs.

• In the Rajya Sabha he actively raised issues related to education, labour right, agriculture, and public welfare in Parliament.

• In 2016, he came into spotlight within CPI(M) because of controversy over his lifestyle and alleged financial irregularities.

• In June 2017, Ritabrata Banerjee was suspended from CPI(M) for three months over allegations of misconduct and leaking internal party information to the media.

• In October 2017, Banerjee was accused for sexual exploitation on the promise of marriage by a woman named Namrata Dutta. She also filed a policed complaint against him.

• However, Banerjee denied the allegations, claiming that the woman had demanded Rs 50 Lakh from him to avoid filing the complaint. He also shared screenshots of their WhatsApp chats, which he said supported his claim of attempted extortion. After Dutta’s complaint, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal issued a notice to him.

• In 2017, Ritubrata was expelled from CPI(M), after he gave a television interview, in which he criticized senior party leaders, including Mohammed Salim. However, after his expulsion he said that his criticism was only against Prakash Karat, Brinda Karat and Mohammed Salim, not for whole CPI(M) party.

• In 2018, he joined Mamata Banerjee‘s All India Trimool Congress (TMC), where initially he was appointed as convener of TMC’s tribal welfare committee.

• In 2020, he was appointed as the West Bengal President of the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC).

• In 2024, Ritubrata was re-elected as the Rajya Sabha member in West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a TMC representative.

• According to some reports, in the Rajya Sabha, he asked more than 800 questions, making him one of the most active MPs from West Bengal.

• In May 2026, Ritabrata Banerjee, won the West Bengal Assembly election from Uluberia East constituency on All India Trimool Congress (TMC) seat.
  

  Ritabrata Banerjee, interacting with people during his election campaign in 2026

• He led a group of rebels TMC MLAs in West Bengal.

• On 3 June 2026, he was appointed as the 13th Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after receiving support from most of the rebel legislators.

• In June 2026, he was expelled from the TMC for alleged anti-party activities amid internal political turmoil in the party.