West Bengal’s fiery leader and Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra is once again in the headlines. This time the reason is her personal life. Mahua Moitra has married Odisha’s senior leader and former BJD MP Pinaki Mishra. This marriage took place in Germany on 30 May last month. The closeness between these two leaders was being discussed for some time. Last year, both were seen together in London and the picture of that meeting also went viral on social media.
Who is Pinaki Mishra?
Pinaki Mishra, who has been an MP from Puri Lok Sabha seat three times, is a big name in Odisha politics. Pinaki, who studied at the prestigious St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University, has been a lawyer by profession and has fought many important cases in the Supreme Court. He has had a long political and legal career. Apart from being a politician, he is also known as a successful lawyer.
Talking about politics, in the year 1996, Pinaki Mishra entered Parliament by winning the Lok Sabha elections for the first time on a Congress ticket. But with the changing direction of politics, he soon joined the Biju Janata Dal. After this, Pinaki Mishra won the Puri seat three times in a row – in 2009, 2014 and 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he made headlines by defeating BJP’s flamboyant spokesperson Sambit Patra. But in 2024, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik cut Pinaki’s ticket and fielded Arup Patnaik from Puri. As soon as Pinaki Mishra left the political scene, the tables turned on the Puri seat and Sambit Patra won in the second attempt. Puri, which was a stronghold of BJD for a long time, has now gone to the account of BJP.
Pinaki Mishra’s personal life is also no less interesting, Pinaki Mishra’s first marriage was with Sangeeta Mishra on 16 January 1984. The couple also has two children – a son and a daughter. The special thing is that his son was married to the daughter of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s adopted son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya. There was a lot of pomp in Jaipur at that wedding. Pinaki Mishra may be less active in politics now. But his property is still discussed today. In the 2019 election affidavit, he had declared his assets to be Rs 117 crore, out of which movable assets were worth two crores. Among the cars he owns are 2 Mercedes and a Hyundai Creta. Apart from this, his corporate investments also make him financially very strong. There is an age difference between 65-year-old Pinaki Mishra and 50-year-old Mahua Moitra.
Who is Mahua Moitra?
Now let’s talk about Mahua Moitra, who is not only known for her aggressive attitude, but has also been very vocal in her personal life. This is her second marriage. Earlier, around 2003, she married Lars Boroshan, a Danish banker. But that relationship did not last long. In 2009, Mahua returned to India and started her political career with Congress. Then in 2011, she joined Trinamool Congress. Last year, her name was also linked with Supreme Court lawyer Jay Anant Dehadrai. But later that relationship also turned sour. Talking about her assets, according to the report, her net worth is Rs 3,50,67,166. She has more than Rs 1,89,44,335 deposited in her bank accounts. She has invested more than Rs 14 lakh in shares, debentures and bonds and she has jewelry worth about Rs 1 crore 37 lakh.
While the marriage of Mahua and Pinaki is fueling discussions related to politics, this is a story where two leaders from different backgrounds have now started walking together on the same path of life. Many relationships have been formed in politics, this couple adds a new link to those stories.
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