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Babul Supriyo (Babul Supriyo Baral) was born on 15 December, 1970 in Uttarpara, West Bengal, India, is an Indian popular singer and politician. Discover Babul Supriyo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
Popular As |
Babul Supriyo Baral |
Occupation |
Politician,actor,playback singer |
Age |
53 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
15 December, 1970 |
Birthday |
15 December |
Birthplace |
Uttarpara, West Bengal, India |
Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous Politician with the age 53 years old group.
Babul Supriyo Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Babul Supriyo height not available right now. We will update Babul Supriyo's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Who Is Babul Supriyo's Wife?
His wife is Riaa (m. 1995-2015)
Rachna Sharma (m. 2016)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Riaa (m. 1995-2015)
Rachna Sharma (m. 2016) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
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Babul Supriyo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Babul Supriyo worth at the age of 53 years old? Babul Supriyo’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from India. We have estimated Babul Supriyo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Politician |
Babul Supriyo Social Network
Timeline
Babul Supriyo (born 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 attended Don Bosco School during which he became an "All India Don Bosco Music Champion" in 1983, and "The Most Enriching Talent" in 1985.
He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Serampore College in 1991.
When he entered the entertainment industry, he changed his birth name Supriya Baral to Babul Supriyo.
Supriyo was introduced to Riaa at a Shah Rukh Khan concert in Toronto.
They married each other in 1995.
His first child Sharmilee was born in 1996.
He entered politics in 2014 and joined Narendra Modi's 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 Bhartiya Janata Party and joined the All India Trinamool Congress Party in September 2021.
Supriyo was born and brought up in Uttarpara, a suburb town of Kolkata on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal.
His parents are Sunil Chandra Baral and Sumitra Baral.
Babul comes from a musical family and was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Banikantha NC Baral, a Bengali vocalist and composer.
He won several inter-school and inter-college music compositions, and had performed in All India Radio and Doordarshan.
In 2014 Indian general election, he was nominated by the party as their candidate for Asansol, West Bengal and won it by defeating Dola Sen.
He was inducted to Narendra Modi's government as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development; and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on 9 November 2014.
He became the youngest minister.
Supriyo and Riaa divorced in October 2015.
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 made a 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, and Odia languages.
However, he has also done playback singing in 11 other languages during his musical career.
He remarried on 9 August 2016 to Rachna Sharma, an air hostess of Jet Airways.
He served in these ministries till 12 July 2016, after which his portfolio was changed to Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
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.
On 19 September 2019, Supriyo was attacked by students after he was invited to attend an event at Calcutta's Jadavpur University.
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 All India Trinamool Congress 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.