Paul, Shri Tapas Constituency   : Krishnanagar (West Bengal) Party Name     : All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) Email Address : tapas[DOT]paul[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in t[DOT]paul1mp[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Late Dr. Gajendra Chandrapal Mother’s Name Smt. Mira Pal Date of Birth 29 Sep 1958 Place of Birth Chander Nagore, Distt. Hooghly (West Bengal) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 16 Jan 1985 Spouse’s Name Smt. Nandini Paul No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.Sc. (Bio Science) Educated at Hooghly Mohsin College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal Profession Film Artist Permanent Address 74, Golf Club Road, Sapphire Court, Flat No. 1-J, Kolkata-700 033, West Bengal Tel : (033) 24223232, 09433003232, 09013180060 (M) Present Address B-704, M.S.Flats, B.K.S. Marg, Opp. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi – 110 001 09013180060 (M) Positions Held

2001-09 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Two terms)

Chairman, Standing Committee for Information & Culture, Youth and Sports, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers

23 Sep. 2009 Member, Rules Committee

24 Dec. 2009 Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Lok Sabha

Member, Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1 Sep. 2014 – 31 Aug. 2016 Member, Standing Committee on Defence

Sep. 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

1 Sept. 2016 – 31 Aug. 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Industry

1 Sept. 2018 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Started professional career in 1979 as a film artist in a Bengali film; completed more than 400 films in Bengali, Hindi & Oriya; awarded B.F.J.A. Filmfare Award, Uttam Kumar Award, Pranotesh Barua Award and many more; H.M.V. has launched music album; Film Uttara has been Internationally acknowledged and received many Awards Social And Cultural Activities Actively taken part in Thalassemia and blood donation camps; Looked after Old Age Home and Orphange and vagrancy Home; and Took part in fund raising for relief causes in West Bengal & other States as well Special Interests Acting, sports, music and social work Favourite Pastime and Recreation Watching movies, reading books, listening to music and attending various social functions Sports and Clubs Loves to play hockey, football and golf; Played hockey for Chandernagore Boys Sporting Club; and President, Atlanta Club in Golf Club, West Bengal; Member, (i) Kolkatta Golf Club; (ii) Prinston Club; and Honorary Member, Lions Club, Kolkata Countries Visited France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok), U.K., and U.S.A.

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