Name of Member: Shri Ratna Bahadur Rai
Political Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Constituency & State: Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
Father's Name : Late Shri Dalbahadur Rai
Date of Birth : 6 March 1948
Place of Birth : Rungmook Tea Estate in Distt.Darjeeling(West Bengal)
Marital Status : Married on 14 October 1978
Spouse's Name : Smt. Nilam Rai
Children : One son
Educational Qualifications :
School Final
Educated at Shantirani High School, Darjeeling
(West Bengal)
Profession :
Teacher and Educationist
Permanent Address :
Rungmook Tea Estate, Chandramandhura,
P.O. Sonada, Distt. Darjeeling-734101 (West Bengal)
Positions Held :
March 1989-96 Member, Rajya Sabha
1993-96 Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Books Published :
Nine books/booklets in Nepali languages
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Contributes articles to Nepali and English magazines
Social and Cultural Activities :
Actively involved in the setting up of number of edu-cational and
cultural institutions: revived the progressive literary movement
in Nepali art and literature after seventies: youth and teachers
movement
Special Interests :
Literature and art
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, listening music and meeting people
Other Information :
Member, Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, 1989-94; Led revolt in
the C.P.I.(M) on the issue of the demand for the formation of a
separate State (Gorkhaland) and assisted in setting up a new
political organisation named Communist Party of Revolutionary
Marxists (C.P.R.M.) in December, 1996
Election Result :
Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 12,12,950
Total votes polled 8,43,297
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Ratna Bahadur Rai [C.P.I.(M)] 3,57,291
(2) Shri K.B. Chettri (I.N.C.) 2,80,167
(3) Smt. Geeta Chatterjee (B.J.P.) 68,421
(4) Shri Gajendra Gurung (Ind.) 29,499
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