Hiran Chatterjee (born Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay, 19 December 1976) is an Indian actor and politician who has served as the Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Kharagpur Sadar since 2021. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he is also associated with Voice of World, a Kolkata-based non-governmental organisation that supports visually impaired, disabled, and orphaned children from underprivileged backgrounds.

Early life and education

Hiran Chatterjee was a resident of Uluberia, a sub-divisional town in Howrah district, West Bengal, where he spent his childhood. He began his professional career as a Senior Manager at Reliance Industries in Mumbai.

Political career

Hiran was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Kharagpur Sadar constituency. He defeated Pradip Sarkar of the Trinamool Congress by 3,771 votes in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. Later, he was elected as a councillor for Ward 33 of Kharagpur Municipality in the West Bengal Municipal Elections, 2022.

Awards

Hiran received the Best Action Hero Award from Anandalok for his role in Nabab Nandini in 2008.

Filmography

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