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Babul Supriyo (b. 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Electronics of the Government of West Bengal. He was elected Member of Parliament from Asansol in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha and also served as the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in the Union Council of Ministers. He officially resigned as MP on 19 October 2021 and was elected as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 16 April 2022 from Ballygunge Assembly seat.
He started his career as playback singer in Hindi cinema in the mid-nineties and has sung for many films since then. He primarily sings in Hindi, Bengali language, and Odia language languages. However, he has also done playback singing in 11 other languages during his musical career. He entered politics in 2014 and joined Narendra Modi government. He previously served as Union Minister of State for Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
Supriyo quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and joined the Trinamool Congress Party in September 2021.
When he entered the entertainment industry, he changed his birth name Supriya Baral to Babul Supriyo.
In the 2019 Indian general election, Supriyo again won from the Asansol as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate defeating Moon Moon Sen by 1.97 lakh votes, and securing a total of 6.32 lakh votes. In May 2019, he became Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Member of Parliament
| 2019 | Asansol | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,33,378 | 51.16 | 14.41 | |
| 2014 | 4,19,983 | 36.75 | 31.19 |
On 13 August 2019, Supriyo Babul, accused the state government of not giving food for the cyclone affected people in Fazarganj for 5 days.
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Babul Supriyo ran from Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and lost by more than 50,000 votes. Probably stung by an unexpected defeat, Supriyo stated that Bengal had made a 'historic mistake' by voting for TMC. However the Facebook post was later deleted.
On 31 July 2021, Babul Supriyo announced on social media his decision to quit politics and also resign as a Lok Sabha MP. However, days later he decided to complete his tenure as MP. He then edited his Facebook post deleting the "won't join any party" remark raising speculations. On 18 September 2021 he joined TMC in presence of Abhishek Banerjee.
On 16 April 2022 he was elected as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Ballygunge Assembly seat.
His breakthrough came with "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000, the debut film of Hrithik Roshan. Some of his other popular Hindi cinema songs are "Pari Pari Hai Ek Pari" ( Hungama), "Hum Tum" ( Hum Tum) and "Chanda Chamke" ( Fanaa). He is the anchor of the hit television show K for Kishore. He sang the opening themes of Balaji Telefilms serials.
He frequently made derogatory remarks on Rohingya people and Muslim minorities of India.
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Albums
Discography
As a playback singer
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Uncredited TV series Santana Phaguna re Phaguna Malay Mishra Mohammad Mohsin Remix video which had TV actor Eijaz Khan in his first few roles Remix video which had TV actor Eijaz Khan in his first few roles Remix album Remix album Remix album featuring Rakhi Sawant in one of her first few roles Remix album Remix album Remix album Remix album Remix album Remix album
Bengali songs
2001 Jamaibabu Jindabad "Jamaibabu Jindabad" Babul Bose Priya Bhattacharya "Sneher Chayay Bhalobasay" Pratibad "Aasbe Ghare Khokon Sona" Sadhana Sargam "Koli Kale Ghore Koli Haar" Arshad, Priya Bhattacharya Bachao "Aar To Kodin Pore" Emon Saha "Amar Ekdike Prithibi" Sadhana Sargam, Deepa Narayan Mano Babul Bose Shreya Ghoshal Udit Narayan Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan Shaan Sadhana Sargam Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Jeet Gannguli, Sadhana Sargam Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal, Priya Bhattacharya Shreya Ghoshal Sabeha Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal, Sweta Sree Shreya Ghoshal Mahalaxmi Iyer Shreya Ghoshal Monali Thakur Bedroom
Piya Tumi "Bodle Jay"
"Bajbe Dudin Pore Biyer Sanai" Rupam Islam
Ashok Bhodro Sharmilee Supriyo Satyaki Banerjee, Anupam Roy Alka Yagnik
Kannada songs
2002
! Ninagoskara Prema Lokadinda" L. N. Shastri K. Kalyan Mahalakshmi Iyer
Odia songs
Supriyo sang Phaguna re Phaguna in Mohammad Mohsin's movie Santana which made him a household name in Odisha. Subsequently, he sang many songs in Odia language.
2002 Santana Phaguna Re Phaguna Mohammad Mohsin Malay Misra 2007 To Bina Mo Kahani Adha Kholide Tora Gabhaa Santiraj Khosla Sabuthu Alagaa Aama Prema Diwana
Tu Tha mu Jachirushi Malay Misra Abhijit Mazumdar
Marathi songs
2018 Patil "Dhin Tak Dhin" Anand–Milind Sameer Shreya Ghoshal
Awards and honours
Criticism
Babul Supriyo has been criticised for his communal politics before joining Trinamool Congress.
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