BANERJIE, SHRI PULIN BEHARI, Cong., (Uttar Pradesh—Lucknow—1957): S. of Shri Sarda Prasad Banerjie; B. Lucknow, 1898; ed. at Government School, Howrah Zilla, C.M.S. High School, Garden Beach, Kidderpore and Vidya Sagar College, Calcutta; Chairman, Lucknow Improvement Trust, 1948 -1950; Member, Board of Management Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospital, Lucknow; Member, U.P. State Legislative Assembly, 1952-1957; Ex-President, Lucknow City Congress Committee; Ex-General Secretary, Lucknow District Congress Committee; Ex-Member, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee; Secretary,Bazar Committee, Indian National Congress Session,Lucknow, 1936; Chairman, Reception Committee, Indian National Trade Union Congress (U.P.) Annual Conference, 1949; Founder Member, Moti Lal Memorial Society and National Inter College Lucknow; Founder President, Janta Higher Secondary School, Alambagh and Telibagh Junior High School, Lucknow; Vice-President, Hewett Engineering School, Lucknow; Chairman, Reception Committee, Lucknow-Chinese Buddhists Goodwill Mission, 1940; Suffered imprisonment ten times on national cause, 1920-1945.

Social activities: Started cricket and football clubs at. Howrah; schools for boys and girls, reading rooms, Library and gymnasiums; poor relief fund at Lal Kuan, Lucknow, 1924-1929; Worked as Secretary, North Bengal Flood Relief Fund Collection Committee, Lucknow, 1927; Organised Burma Evacuees Congress Medical Relief Camp at Lucknow, 1935-1936; Started Refugee Relief Camp at Lucknow Station Lawn, 1947; Organised Khadi, Village Industries and Swadeshi Exhibition, Lucknow, 1935-1938.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Meeting friends.

Special interests: Uplift of depressed classes and village re-construction.

Permanent Address: Udai Niwas, Lal Kuan, Lucknow, U.P.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate: 3,78,020

Shri Pulin Behari Banerjie ..        69,519

Shri Atal Behari Bajpai ..            57,034

Shri Fazal Abbas Kazmi ..           28,542

Shri Chandrika Singh Karuresh .. 12,784

Shri Nathu Ram ..                       2,700]