Mandal, Shri Sanat Kumar Constituency   : Joynagar -SC (West Bengal) Party Name     : Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)

Father’s Name Late Shri Abatirna Mandal Mother’s Name Late Smt. Lakshmi Mandal Date of Birth 14 Feb 1942 Place of Birth Kalikatala, Distt. South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 13 Dec 1999 Spouse’s Name Smt. Anita Mandal (Roy) Educational Qualifications B.A., B.Ed. Educated at Banga Basi College, Calcutta, B.S. College, Tangarkhali, Distt. South 24 Parganas and Nandalal Ghose, B.T. College, Naihati, Distt. North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) Profession Teacher Educationist, Social Worker Permanent Address Vill & P.O. Canning Town, Distt. South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) (03218)255222,255693,256160 Present Address 18, Mahadev Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23755215, 9868180019 (M) Positions Held

1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha

1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Education

1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1984-85 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

1986-87 Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1990-91 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions

1993-96 Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)

Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on Coal

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)

Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1999-2000 and 2001-2002 Member, Committee on Energy

1999–2001 Member, Committee on Estimates

2000-2004 Member,Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

2002-2004 Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (8th term)

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Energy

1 May 2008 Member, Financial Committee on Estimates

Social And Cultural Activities Upliftment of the poor peasants; involved in (i) Barga movement among the peasants in West Bengal; and (ii) Khet Majdur movement among agricultural workers in West Bengal Special Interests Associated with Sundarbans Bachao (Save Sundarban) movement in the Sundarbans region; and upliftment of the downtrodden in West Bengal Favourite Pastime and Recreation Drama, theatre, playing, reading and social service Sports and Clubs Football, badminton and carrom Countries Visited Chile, France, Germnay, Mexico and U.S.A.; attended IPU Conference at Santiago, Chile in 2003 as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation Other Information President, (i) All India Revolutionary Youth Organisation, 1983-87; and (ii) Samyukta Kisan Sabha (S.K.S.) Distt. Committee, South 24 Parganas, 1987 onwards; Member, (i) R.S.P. District Committee, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; (ii) District Executive Committee, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; (iii) S.K.S., West Bengal State Committee; (iv) Governing Body, B.S. College, 1997-2001 and 2003-2005; and (v) Court of North Eastern Hill University, 1998; Associate Member, Delimitation Commssion of India, West Bengal

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