Jyotipriya Mallick is an Indian lawyer, politician and member of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC). He has been responsible for important departments of the Government of West Bengal such as Forest Affairs, Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy and Food and Supplies Departments. Malik hit the headlines in October 2023 after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained him for his alleged involvement in a ration scam that took place while he was the head of the Food and Supplies Department.
Wiki/Biography
Jyoti Priya Malik was born on Monday, 26 May 1958 (age 65; as of 2023) in Kolkata (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He was educated at the Church of Scotland School in Calcutta in 1975. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Vidyasagar College, Kolkata, in 1979. He received his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Surendranath College, Kolkata in 1983. While still in college in the 1970s, Malik became a member of the student union.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family and caste
Jyotipria Malik was born into a Hindu Bengali family in Aguri community. The Aguris are believed to be an agricultural group that originated from Badhaman, West Bengal.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Sakti Pada Mallick (deceased). His mother’s name is Nabanalini Malik. He has five brothers in total. His elder brother Debapriya Malik is a doctor. His brother Swadhin Mallick is an employee of Mohun Bagan Football Club.
Photos of Jyotiprakash Mallick’s brother Debapriya Mallick
wife and children
His wife, Manidipa Mallick, is a homemaker. His daughter Priyadarshini Mallick is a teacher and former secretary of the West Bengal Higher Education Commission.
Photos of Jyotiprakash Mallick’s daughter Priyadarshini Mallick
address
He resides at BC- 245, Salt Lake City, BNCC Post Office, Bidhannagar North, District – North 24-Parganas, Pin – 700064, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Signature/Autograph
Jyotipria Malik’s signature
Profession
electoral politics
After joining the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC), Jyotipriya Mallick contested the 2001 West Bengal Assembly elections from Gaighata constituency and won. In 2006, he was re-elected as a provincial councilor for the same constituency. In 2011, he was re-elected as a member of Parliament for Habra Constituency; He received a total of 86,218 votes. In 2016, he became the MLA for the Habra constituency. In the election, he defeated his nearest rival, the candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Ashis Kantha Mukherjee, by 1,01,590 votes. He won again in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections from Habra constituency. He defeated the BJP’s Biswajit Sinha in the election by a margin of 3,841 votes.
Photo taken while Jyotipriya Mallick was addressing a rally ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly polls
Ministries
Jyotipriya Mallick was appointed as Minister of Food and Supplies on May 20, 2011. Mallick held the position until May 10, 2021, when he was replaced by Rathin Ghosh. The West Bengal government made him in charge of the forest department and the ministry as minister of non-conventional and renewable energy on May 10, 2021. He also served as Minister of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction.
Photo taken by Jyotipriya Mallick while serving as Minister of Food and Supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic
dispute
Arrested on suspicion of corruption
In October 2023, Joytipriya Mallick was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for her alleged involvement in ration scam and misappropriation of rupees. During India’s COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, he earned Rs 95 crore as food supply minister. He was arrested by the Education Directorate after filing a complaint against a businessman named Bakibur Rahman. After interrogating Rahman, the ED raided Malik’s residence on October 26, 2023 and seized several documents and stamps related to the scam. After Malik’s arrest, many AITMC leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, lashed out at the ED and the central government, accusing them of deliberately involving Malik in false cases. Banerjee’s mother said in an interview,
In the name of raids they overturned ghee bottles, oil bottles, took photos of sarees, cosmetics… My question is, why not a single BJP leader’s house was raided? Why were the houses of the BJP bandits not raided? …The LS elections are coming up in five months. Elections are underway in five states. Now a minister’s son’s house is being raided… We don’t believe in political revenge. I respect the Constitutional Chairman. So I kept silent. ”
It was later revealed that Malik allegedly distributed the money he received through drawing rations among three companies. In November 2023, his former personal assistant Abhijit Das told ED that Malik appointed Das’s mother and wife as directors of one such company without him being completely aware of the appointments. However, he claimed that after Das quit his job as Malik’s personal assistant, his mother and wife resigned as directors of the company. The ED later summoned his daughter Priyadarshini Mallick and his brother Debapriya Mallick for questioning.
Jyotipria Malik escorted by police after arrest
car collection
Jyotipriya Mallick owns a Mahindra Scorpio.
income
Jyotipriya Mallick’s revenue for the financial year 2019-2020 was Rs. 40,21,910. In 2023, as a Cabinet Minister, his salary will be Rs. 1,49,990.
Assets and property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 4,48,02,498
- Bonds, debentures and stocks: Rs. 5,76,250
- NSS and Postal Savings: Rs. 4,52,084
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 27,53,992
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 11,86,023
real estate
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 4,05,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2021. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
Jyotipriya Mallick’s net worth in 2021 is estimated to be Rs. 4,98,85,763. It does not include his wife and dependents’ net worth.
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also spelled Jyoti Priya Mallick.
- His friends and family affectionately called him Baluda.
- On December 26, 2007, he became a director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Company Limited.
- According to multiple sources, Malik owns a mansion in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, which he purchased for Rs. 1.5 Crore. He later repainted the mansion at a cost of Rs. 8.5 million. As of 2023, the mansion is worth over Rs. Six Crores.
- The election affidavit he filed in 2011 and the election affidavit he filed in 2021 show that the value of his assets and properties increased five and a half times.
- Jyotipria Malik is considered a close associate of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to sources, he helped Mamata win the 2011 Legislative Assembly elections by helping her build rapport with the Matuas, a scheduled caste community in West Bengal.
Jyoti Priya with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at an event
- Jyotipriya Mallick was appointed as Director of West Bengal Essential Supplies Limited on November 2, 2021.
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