Priyanka Tibrewal is an Indian lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician from West Bengal.
Wiki/Biography
Priyanka Tibrewal was born on Tuesday, July 7, 1981 (40 years old in 2021) in Kolkata, West Bengal. Her full name is Priyanka Sharma Tibrewal. Her star sign is Cancer. She studied at Welland Gouldsmith School in Kolkata. She completed her schooling in Delhi and then pursued a law degree from Hazra Law College, University of Calcutta. After that, she went to Thailand to pursue an MBA in Human Resources from Assumption University in Thailand and returned home after completing the three-year course.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 8″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
Tibrewal has two daughters, the elder was born in 2011 and the younger was born in 2014.
Priyanka Tibrewal with her husband and daughter
Profession
Legal
Priyanka Tibrewal started her legal career in 2007. During her career, she has represented individuals, corporate as well as national clients before various courts including the Supreme Court of India and Calcutta High Court.
Priyanka Tibrewal and her fellow lawyers inside the Calcutta High Court
Political
In August 2014, Priyanka Tibrewal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and entered politics.
Priyanka Tibrewal greets Narendra Modi at Kolkata airport
She lost in the 2015 Kolkata Municipal Council ward 58 election.
Priyanka Tibrewal’s campaign poster for the 2015 Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections
In August 2020, she was elected as the Vice President of BJP (West Bengal). She has been a member of the organization since 2014.
Priyanka Tibrewal with women workers of BJP (West Bengal)
She serves as the national spokesperson for the BJP and frequently appears on news channels in various countries and regions to elaborate on the BJP’s stance on various topics.
Priyanka Tibrewal (second from left) sitting among the panelists at RK News
In September 2021, she filed her nomination for the Babanipur by-election against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Facts/Trivia
- While in school, she wrote for the Indian English daily The Daily Telegraph.
- She found solace in listening to Kishore Kumar’s songs. She said listening to Kishore Kumar’s songs was a stress reliever for her.
Priyanka Tibrewal poses with guitar
- She has two tattoos on her left and right arms.
Priyanka Sharma Tibrewal’s Tattoos
- Before joining politics, Priyanka worked for a social organisation that worked to improve educational facilities and set up small schools across West Bengal.
- She reportedly entered politics with the help of Bengali singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo, a BJP MP to whom she had provided legal advice.
Priyanka Tibrewal and Babul Supriyo campaigning for the BJP ahead of the 2015 Kolkata City Council elections
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education