Choudhury, Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Constituency   : Malda (West Bengal) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name Late Shri Khan Bahadur H.B. Khan Choudhury Date of Birth 01 Nov 1927 Place of Birth Malda (West Bengal) Marital Status Married Educational Qualifications B.A., Educated at Calcutta University (West Bengal), London and Geneva Profession Social Worker Permanent Address Vill. Sahajalalpur, P.O. Kotowali, Distt. Malda (West Bengal) (03512) 269988 Present Address 12, Akbar Road, New Delhi – 110 011 Tel. (011) 23792729, 55361135 Positions Held

1952, 1967, 1969, 1971 1972 & 1977 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (six terms)

1971 and 1972-77 Minister, Government of West Bengal (two terms)

1978-80 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], West Bengal

1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha

1980-82 Union Cabinet Minister, Energy with additional charge of Department of Coal and Irrigation

1981-85 Member, Congress Working Committee and Congress Paliamentary Party

1982-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Railways

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

1985 General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]

1985-87 Union Minister, Programme Implementation

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

1988-90 and 1998-2000 President, West Bengal, Pradesh Congress Committee

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

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

1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

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

1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources

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

1999-2004 Member, Committee on Energy

1999-2000 & 2000-2001 Member, Committee on Estimates

2000-2005 Member, Congress Working Committee

2002-2004 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

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

Member, Committee on Energy (Sub Committee-III on Non-conventional Energy Sources)

Social And Cultural Activities Rural development Countries Visited Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.K. (London), U.S.A., U.S.S.R..; Member, Indian Delegation to UN, 1972 in connection with admission of Bangladesh to the world body, and again in 1976 in connection with Farakka Water Dispute

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