Brinda Karat
Brinda Karat | |
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| Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 2005 — 6 April 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2005 - 2011 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brinda Das 17 October 1947 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Radhika Roy (sister) Prannoy Roy (brother-in-law) Vijay Prashad (nephew) |
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Brinda Karat (née Das; born 17 October 1947) is an Indian Marxist politician and former member of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal, serving as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) representative from 11 April 2005 to 2011.
In 2005, she became the first woman member of the CPI(M) Politburo. She has also been the general secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) from 1993 to 2004 and thereafter its vice-president.