Panja, Shri Ajit Kumar Constituency   : Calcutta North East (West Bengal) Party Name     : All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)

Father’s Name Late Dr. Dhanapati Panja Mother’s Name Late Smt. Santwana Panja Date of Birth 13 Sep 1936 Place of Birth Calcutta (West Bengal) Marital Status Widower Date of Marriage 11 Aug 1960 Spouse’s Name Late Prof. Jaya Panja No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A., Bar-at-Law Educated at Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal), Lincoln’s Inn,London (U.K.) Profession Advocate Social Worker Permanent Address 250, C.R. Avenue, Kolkata-6, West Bengal 241-1525 and 2525 Present Address 17, Windsor Place, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23782057 Positions Held

1971 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

1971-72 Cabinet Minister, Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs (Home), West Bengal

1972-77 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

1973 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)

1977 President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.) (I), North Calcutta, West Bengal

1972-77 Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Planning and Water Supply, Calcutta Corporation, Municipal Affairs and Forests Development, West Bengal

Chairman, Jhargram Development Board

1980-81 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.) (I), West Bengal

1982-85 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1985-86 Union Minister of State, Planning

1986 Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies

1986-88 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge)

1988-89 Union Minister of State, Finance

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1990 Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance

1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Member, Informal Consultative Committee, Railway Zone

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1991-93 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge)

1993-95 Union Minister of State, Coal (Independent Charge)

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1996-97 Member, Committee on Energy

Member, Business Advisory Committee

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Chief Whip, West Bengal Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party

1998-99 Member, Committee on Industry

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment

Chairman, West Bengal Trinamool Congress

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)

13 Oct. 1999 – 16 March 2001 Union Minister of State, External Affairs

Books Published i) Encephalitis Attack in West Bengal; (ii) CPM Gun Shoot to Kill (English and Bengali); (iii) Ganatantra Hatya (Bengali); (iv) Siksha Khethre Nairajya (Bengali); (v) Sansad Bichitra (Bengali); (vi) PM (Sh. V.P. Singh) Challenged to Prove Charges (English); (vii) Dunkel Agreement (Bengali); (viii) Unemployment Problem in India—How to Solve it (Bengali); (ix) Era of Excellence of Narasimha Rao Government—4th Year-Major Achievements and Decisions (English, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali); and (x) Mining Medicines Hand Book for Health Workers and Mine Workers Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Lover of Creative Art; Stage Artist, played the role of Sri Ramakrishna in the Bengali play ‘Nati Binodani’, conferred with Best Actor ‘Uttam Award’, 1999 Social And Cultural Activities Engaged in social work for the poor, needy and physically handicapped; connected with several social organisations for the welfare of minority communities, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and the downtrodden Special Interests Reading story books for children, singing and writing Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, listening to music, gardening and singing Sports and Clubs Member, (i) Mohan Bagan Club; (ii) Calcutta Club; (iii) East Bengal Club; and (iv) Aiykya Saminilani Football Club Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, PM’s Delegation to Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Thailand, October 1986; Leader, (i) Delegation to Bhutan, November 1986; (ii) Delegation to International Film Festival at Mauritius and Moscow, 1987 and July 1991; (iii) Delegation to Information Ministers of SAARC Countries Conference at Harare, June, 1987; (iv) Delegation to Burma and Thailand in July 1988; (v) Delegation to the film Segment of the Festival of India, Berlin, 1991; (vi) Parliamentary Delegation to U.K., France and Germany to evaluate the Parliamentary Broadcasting System in Parliament House, June 1992; (vii) Delegation to Germany in September, 1993; and (viii) High Power Delegation for establishing bilateral relations in the field of Coal Industries, China, 1994; as Minister of State for External Affairs, visited (i) Sri Lanka in November, 1999; (ii) Macau for handing over ceremony to China in December 1999; and (iii) Bangladesh in January 2000; also accompanied Prime Minister during his visit to Mauritius in March 2000 Other Information Member, (i) Supreme Court Bar Association; (ii) High Court Bar Association; and (iii) Bar Library Club High Court, Calcutta

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