Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra (50) has reportedly tied the knot with Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former MP Pinaki Mishra. The ex-Puri parliamentarian is 65. While no official confirmation has come from either of them, reports suggest that the wedding took place in Germany.
A photo of the two together has also surfaced.
According to a report by The Telegraph, Mahua and Pinaki quietly got married in Germany. So far, the TMC has not issued any statement regarding the matter. Mahua has often been in the spotlight not just for her political work but also for her personal life. She was previously married to Danish financier Lars Brorson, but the marriage did not last, and the couple eventually divorced.
Mahua is currently serving her second term as a Member of Parliament. She was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 from the Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal, where she defeated BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey. She retained the seat in the 2024 elections, this time defeating BJP's Amrita Roy.
Who is Pinaki Misra?
Pinaki Mishra is a BJD leader and former Member of Parliament from Puri in Odisha.
According to Lok Sabha records, Pinaki was first married to Sangeeta Mishra. The two got married on January 16, 1984, and have two children together.
About Mahua Moitra
Mahua Moitra is the TMC MP from the Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal. A former investment banker, she entered politics after working with the Indian Youth Congress and later joining TMC.
Moitra served her first term in the Lok Sabha from 2019 and was re-elected in 2024. Apart from her political work, her personal life has often drawn media interest. She made headlines in 2023 over allegations of taking bribes from a prominent businessman in exchange for raising questions against the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha.
It was also found that Moitra had shared her parliamentary portal login credentials with people based in Dubai to be fed with inputs and the questions. Following a probe into the allegations, Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha but was re-elected from the seat in 2024.
