Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) MP

Shri Bishnu Pada Ray Member of Parliament (MP) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Biodata

December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency & State: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Lok Sabha Experience: 13,15,16

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Shri K.R. Ganesh Member of Parliament (MP) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Biodata

January 17, 2019December 24, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri K.R. Ganesh

Political Party: Congress

Constituency & State: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Lok Sabha Experience: 4,5

Fifth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

GANESH, SHRI K. R., (Cong.) Andaman and Nicobar Islands—1971, Son of Shri Ratnam; b. at Port Blair, June 21, 1922; ed. at St. Xaviers’ College, Calcutta and Madras Medical College, Madras; m. Shrimati Krishnaveni Ganesh, May 1, 1950; 2 d.; Political and Trade Union Worker and Journalist; Joint Secretary, All India Students’ Federation, 1945-48; left studies to participate in the Freedom Momevent; suffered imprisonment for political activities in 1942; General Secretary and later President, Andaman District Congress Committee; Senior Vice-Chairman, Port Blair Municipal Board, 1961-66; was Member, Home, Minister’s Advisory Committee for the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands since 1961; Member, Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967-70; Member, Indian Delegation to the 23rd Session of U.N. General Assembly, December, 1969; Deputy Minister of Finance, June 26, 1970-May 2, 1971; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance since May 2, 1971.

Hobby.—Reading.

Favourite pastime and recreation.—Cinema.

Special interests.—Labour, Foreign and Economic Affairs.

Permanent address.—Aberdeen Bazar, port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Shri Manoranjan Bhakta Member of Parliament (MP) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Biodata

January 4, 2019December 24, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Manoranjan Bhakta

Political Party: Indian National Congress

Constituency & State: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14

Fourteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan

Constituency :	Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Party Name :	Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name

Late Shri A.C. Bhakta

Date of Birth

10 Apr 1939

Place of Birth

Charmunshi, Distt. Barisal (East Bengal now Bangladesh)

Marital Status

Married

Date of Marriage

19 Feb 1965

Spouse’s Name

Smt. Shanti Bhakta

No.of Daughters

Educational
Qualifications

M.A., LL.B.
Educated at West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Calcutta and
Calcutta University, Calcutta

Profession

Agriculturist
Social Worker, Advocate, Journalist

Permanent Address

Vill and P.O. Ramkrishna Gram, Diglipur,
North Andamans -744 202

(Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

(03192) 272322

Present Address

Bangalow No. 2, South Avenue Lane,

New Delhi-110 011

Tels. (011) 23795022, 23018857
Fax. (011) 23795020

Positions Held

1961-71

Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Diglipur, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1963-79

General Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1977	Elected to 6th Lok Sabha

Member, Committee on Petitions

1978-79

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping & Transport

1980	Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1980-81

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

1980-82

Member, Committee on Estimates

1981-89

Ex-Officio Member, Andaman & Nicobar Pradesh Council

1984	Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1984-86

Member, Committee on Estimates

1985 onwards

Member, All India Congress Committee (I)

1986-89

Joint Secretary, A. I.C. C. (I)

1989	Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1990-91

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1991	Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1991-93

Chairman, Committee on Estimates

Chairman, Training, Indian National Congress (I.N.C.)

1993-96

Member, Committee on Industries

1994-96

Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party

1995-96

Member, House Committee, Lok Sabha

Member, Committee on Transport & Tourism

1996	Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1996-97

Chairman, Railway Convention Committee

1998	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term)

Deputy Chief Whip, Congress (I), Lok Sabha

1998-99

Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Committee on Tansport & Tourism

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

Member, Island Development Committee

Member, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha

2001	President, Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (I), Port Blair

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

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Member, Committee on Ethics

Deputy Chief Whip, Congress (I), Lok Sabha

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

Member, Committee on Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Command, Andman and Nicobar Islands

Member, Committee on Island Development Authority

5 Aug. 2007

Member, Committee on Agriculture

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

Associated with (i) Dwip Bani – a Bengali fortnightly, and (ii) Dwip Katha – a Hindi fortnightly; Editor, Press Club, Port Blair

Social And Cultural Activities

Struggled to organise the rural masses in most backward regions and fought for better civic amenities and well being of the downtrodden people in Andaman and Nicobar Islands since youth time; Organised Mahila Mandals, Youth Clubs, Trade Unions and other social and cultural organisations; Committed fighter to establish a caste-free society ; sincerely pursued a dogged struggle to establish a caste-free and secular society

Special Interests

Rural development, national unity and integrity; committed to secular and fundamental principles of the Indian National Congress and remained with the Party from the very beginning; keen interest in the subject of shipping and transport

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading, travelling and fishing

Sports and Clubs

Organised a number of sports clubs and promoting various sports in Andaman and Nicobar Islands; President, Andaman and Nicobar Football Association; Member, Governing Body, Nehru Yuvak Kendra

Countries Visited

France, Germany, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, North Korea, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Vietnam; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation, Croatia, U.K. and Morocco; (ii) Law delegation, Vietnam; and (iii) Indian Delegation, United Nations, 1994

Other Information

Member, (i) State Planning Committee, 1961-65, (ii) Island Development Authority, (iii) Chief Commissioner`s, Home Ministers`s Advisory Commitee, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 1964-66, and (iv) Congress Parliamentary Party

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