Somen Mitra

Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as Somen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972 to 2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress.

In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress. He was born in Katorah, India.

Mitra died on 30 July 2020 at a hospital in Kolkata, India from cardiac arrest caused by multiple organ failure, aged 78.