Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away at 65

Senior Journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra passes away at 65

• Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away . He was 65.
• Mitra was the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi.
• Mitra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009.
• In June 2010, Mitra was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha by BJP from Madhya Pradesh. His term ended in 2016. 
• In July 2018, he resigned from the BJP and joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC).