Shri Amar Roy Pradhan Member of Parliament (MP) from Coochbehar (SC)(West Bengal) Biodata

Name of Member: Shri Amar Roy Pradhan

Political Party: All India Forward Bloc

Constituency & State: Coochbehar (SC)(West Bengal)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13

Thirteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile
Roy Pradhan, Shri Amar
Constituency   : Cooch Behar -SC (West Bengal)
Party Name     : All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
Email Address : amarrp[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
Father’s Name Late Shri Talendranath Roy Pradhan
Mother’s Name Late Smt. Suniti Roy Pradhan
Date of Birth 15 Aug 1930
Place of Birth Barashashi, Distt. Dinajpur (now in Bangladesh)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 14 Dec 1958
Spouse’s Name Smt. Santilata Roy Pradhan
No. of Sons 2
Educational
Qualifications
Undergraduate
Educated at Haldibari High School, Victoria College, Cooch Behar and A.C. College, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)
Profession Social Worker
Permanent Address
P.O. Haldibari, Distt. Coochbehar,
West Bengal
(03584) 63260
Present Address
8, Dr. B.D. Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
(011) 23722829
Positions Held
1962, 1967 and 1969 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (three terms)
Member, Committee on Petitions; and Committee on Estimates
Member, Joint Committee on Council for Homoeopathic Medicine
Member, Select Committee on Land Reforms
1966 onwards Member, State Committee, Forward Bloc (F.B.), West Bengal
1970 onwards Chairman, District Committee, F.B., Cooch Behar
1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
1977-79 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1979 onwards Member, Central Committee, F.B., West Bengal
1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Member, Committee on Official Language
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Member, Committee on Official Language
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1990-91 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
1990 onwards Member, Secretariat, All India Forward Bloc (A.I.F.B)
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1996-97 Chairman, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996
Member, Committee on Commerce
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (8th term)
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy
2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Books Published
i) Upeksit Uttarbange; (ii) Sona Sonapat; and (iii) Garibi Hatao Ekti Slogan Matra (all in Bengali); (iv) Forward towards Mighty Peasants Struggle; and (v) Rule of Jungle (in English)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Written many articles; a regular contributor to various Bengali newspapers; Special Correspondent, Amrita Bazar Patrika (English); Jugantar (Bengali); and Janamat weekly
Social And Cultural Activities
Fonder-Secretary, Rabindra Bhawan (a cultural institute), Haldibari 1960; President and Founder-Secretary, Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Haldibari; General-Secretary, All India Agragami Kisan Sabha, 1989-92
Special Interests
Socio-economic upliftment of the poor
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Journalism, gardening, folk songs and cultural activities
Countries Visited
Austria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Kuwait, Switzerland, U.K., former U.S.S.R. and West Germany
Other Information
Participated in Freedom Struggle and was arrested for taking part in the movement against the partition of India at the age of about 17 years; also participated in the movement for merger of Cooch Behar State with the Indian Union and in various other workers and peasant movements; suffered imprisonment for more than three years; led people’s demonstration before Parliament House, New Delhi, 1960 (on the issue of Berubari); and in 1970 demanding Master Plan for North Bengal; also led Tinbigha movement demanding exchange of Indian enclaves with Bangladesh in 1974, 1981 and 1992

 


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