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Babul Supriyo is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. He previously served as Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Electronics of the Government of West Bengal from 2024 till 2026. He was elected Member of Parliament from Asansol in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha and also served as the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in the Union Council of Ministers. He officially resigned as MP on 19 October 2021 and was elected as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 16 April 2022 from Ballygunge Assembly seat.

Early life
Supriyo was born and brought up in Uttarpara, a suburb town of Kolkata on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal. His parents are Sunil Chandra Baral and Sumitra Baral. Babul comes from a musically inclined family and was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Banikantha NC Baral, a Bengali vocalist and composer. He won several inter-school and inter-college music compositions, and had performed in All India Radio and Doordarshan. He attended Don Bosco School during which he became an "All India Don Bosco Music Champion" in 1983, and "The Most Enriching Talent" in 1985. He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Serampore College in 1991. When he entered the entertainment industry, he changed his birth name Supriya Baral to Babul Supriyo. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Supriyo was introduced to Riaa at a Shah Rukh Khan concert in Toronto. They got married in 1995. He remarried on 9 August 2016 to Rachna Sharma, an air hostess of Jet Airways. ==Political career==
Political career
An ardent admirer of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi, Supriyo was introduced to Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2014. In 2014 Indian general election, he was nominated by the party as their candidate for Asansol, West Bengal and won it by defeating Dola Sen. He was inducted to Narendra Modi's government as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development; and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on 9 November 2014. He became the youngest minister. In the 2019 Indian general election, Supriyo again won from the Asansol as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate defeating Moon Moon Sen by 1.97 lakh votes, and securing a total of 6.32 lakh votes. In May 2019, he became Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Member of Parliament On 19 September 2019, Supriyo was attacked by students after he was invited to attend an event at Calcutta's Jadavpur University. On 13 August 2019, Supriyo Babul, accused the state government of not giving food for the cyclone affected people in Fazarganj for 5 days. In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Babul Supriyo ran from Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and lost by more than 50,000 votes. Probably stung by an unexpected defeat, Supriyo stated that Bengal had made a 'historic mistake' by voting for TMC. However the Facebook post was later deleted. On 31 July 2021, Babul Supriyo announced on social media his decision to quit politics and also resign as a Lok Sabha MP. However, days later he decided to complete his tenure as MP. He then edited his Facebook post deleting the "won't join any party" remark raising speculations. On 18 September 2021 he joined TMC in presence of Abhishek Banerjee. On 16 April 2022 he was elected as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Ballygunge Assembly seat. After he was elected as an MP, he resigned as a cabinet minister and as a member of legislative assembly. ==Singing career==
Singing career
After a brief work at the Standard Chartered Bank, Supriyo chose singing as a full-time career. He moved to Mumbai in 1992 to make a career in Hindi cinema. Kalyanji gave him a break, and took him to perform abroad at their live shows. In 1993 he toured Canada and USA with Amitabh Bachchan. He also toured US with Asha Bhonsle in 1997 and 1999. Babul Supriyo performed at Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav in 2011. His breakthrough came with "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000, the debut film of Hrithik Roshan. AlbumsMonoroma Tilottama (1997) • Hoyto Tomari Jannya (1999) • Sochta Hun (2003) • Kuch Aisa Lagta HaiUntitled - Babul Supriyo (2008) • Kotobaaro Bhebechhinu (Rabindra Sangeet) (2009) - Asha Audio • Jodi Jantem (Rabindra Sangeet) (2010) - Asha Audio • Babul Baul (2014) • Mone Robe (2011, Rabindra Sangeet album comprising 10 songs sung by Babul Supriyo & Alka Yagnik) • Just TomakeWhat The FolkTimelessSuna Pharua (2016, Odia) ==Discography==
Discography
As a playback singer Denotes films that have not yet been released Bengali songs Kannada songs Odia songs Supriyo sang Phaguna re Phaguna in Mohammad Mohsin's movie Santana which made him a household name in Odisha. Subsequently, he sang many songs in Odia. Marathi songs ==Awards and honours==
Awards and honours
• 2002: Honorary citizenship by the State Council of Atlanta. • 2003: Kalakar Awards – Best Playback Singer for Kasautii Zindagii Kay • 2004: Kalakar Awards – Best Playback Singer for Mayer Anchal • 2006: Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award for Subho Drishti. • 2007: Zee Gold Awards – Best Playback Singer for Kasautii Zindagii Kay • 2016: Walked at Grande finale show of Indian Federation for Fashion Development's India Runway Week season 6 for designer Agnimitra Paul ==Criticism==
Criticism
Babul Supriyo has been criticised for his communal politics before joining Trinamool Congress. He frequently made derogatory remarks on Rohingyas and Muslim minorities of India. ==References==
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