Acharia, Shri Basudeb Constituency   : Bankura (West Bengal) Party Name     : Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Email Address : bacharya[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Kanailal Acharia Mother’s Name Smt. Konak Lata Acharia Date of Birth 11 Jul 1942 Place of Birth Bero, Distt. Purulia (West Bengal) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 25 Feb 1975 Spouse’s Name Smt. Rajlaxmi Acharia No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications M.A.,B.T. Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi, Bihar and Kolkata University, Kolkata, West Bengal Profession Trade Unionist Social Worker Permanent Address Village Kantaranguni, P.O. Adra, Distt. Purulia – 723 101, West Bengal Tels.(03251) 244262,244900 Fax. (03252) 222360 Present Address 21, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23342235, 23362235, 23034705 9868180022(M), 09434014347 (M) Positions Held

1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha

1981 Member, Secretariat, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [C.P.I.(M)], Distt. Committee, Purulia

Member, State Committee, C.P.I.(M), West Bengal

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

1985 onwards Member, State Committee, C.P.I.(M), West Bengal

1985-89 Member, Railway Convention Committee

1986-89 Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways Bill

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

1990-91 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, House Committee

Member, General Purposes Committee

1990-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

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

1993-95 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1993-96 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Committee on Railways

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

1996-97 Chairman, Committee on Railways

Member, Panel of Chairman

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry

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

Member, Panel of Chairman, Lok Sabha

1998-99 Convenor, Sub-Committee on Power, Committee on Energy

Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committees on Coal and Action Taken Reports

Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry

Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

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

1999-2004 Chairman, Committee on Petitions

Member, Committee on Energy

Member, General Purposes Committee

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Railways Special Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 8th term) Leader, CPI (M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha Chairman, Committee on Railways Member, Rules Committee Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex

Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarian in Parliament House

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises

Special Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

5 Aug. 2007 Chairman, Committee on Railways

2008 Member, Central Committee CPI (M)

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (9th term)

Leader, CPI (M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

Jun. 2009 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha

29 Jun. 2009 Member, Business Advisory Committee

31 Aug. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture

19 Oct. 2009 Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Special Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

Countries Visited Iraq (Baghdad), Former U.S.S.R.; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations to Mongolia, (1985); and U.K., (1990); participated in International Conference on `Peace and Solidarity` at Pyongyang, North Korea; visited Oman, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy and Slovak Republic as member of Delegation led by the President of India, (1996); attended (i) UN General Assembly Session, (1999); (ii) World Solidarity Conference, Havana, (2000); (iii) Solidarity and fraternal relation between CITU and Zenroren, National Confederation of Trade Unions, Tokyo,Japan,(September,2009) and the World Federation of Trade Unions, Brussels, (October 2009) Other Information President:(i) West Bengal Railway Contracter Labour Union; (ii) Purulia District Committee (CITU); (iii) LIC Agent organisation of India; (iv) DVC Contractor Workers Union; (v) Santhaldihi Thermal Power Plant, Thikader Shramik Union; (vi) Damodar Cement and Slag Workers Union; Vice-President (i) All India Centre, Indian Trade Union; (ii) DVC Shramik Union and (iii) Colliery Mazdoor Sabha of India; Member, (i) Central Committee CPI (M); (ii) General Council, CITU; (iii) Working Committee, CITU, West Bengal

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