Calcutta North East (West Bengal) MP

Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1967 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 16, 2019April 10, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	CPI	H. MUKHERJEE	130600
Runner up	:	INC	B. C. PAUL	116457
MARGIN	:	14143	( 4.10% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES

POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
15-02-1967

POLLING STATIONS

NUMBER : AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION :

VOTES

1. POLLED	354874	( 64.53%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	345250
3. REJECTED	9624	( 2.71%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

I.CANDIDATES

1.NOMINATED

2.REJECTED

3.WITHDRAWN

4.CONTESTED

5.FORFEITED DEPOSIT

II. ELECTORS

1. GENERAL	549928	549928
2. SERVICE	0	0
3. TOTAL	549928	549928

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED

1. GENERAL	354874	354874
2. POSTAL	0	0
3. TOTAL	354874	354874

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1971 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 14, 2019April 3, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY		CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	CPI	HIREN MUKHERJEE	113230
Runner up :		CPM	PIYUS KANTI DAS GUPTA	110939
MARGIN	:	2291 ( 0.82%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING		COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	3/10/1971

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER :			AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION :

VOTES
1. POLLED	292503	( 54.27% of Total Electors)
2. VALID	280659
3. REJECTED	11844	( 4.05% of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

I. CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED	3	0	3
2. REJECTED	0	0	0
3. WITHDRAWN	0	0	0
4. CONTESTED	3	0	3
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	0	0	0

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	332700	206297	538997
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	332700	206297	538997

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	193938	98565	292503
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	193938	98565	292503

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1977 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 10, 2019April 3, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY		CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	BLD	PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER	237787
Runner up :		CPI	HIRENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE	108028
MARGIN	:	129759 ( 36.85%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING		COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	16-03-1977

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 768			AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 835

VOTES
1. POLLED	361255	( 56.29%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	352141
3. REJECTED	9114	( 2.52%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

I. CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED	5	0	5
2. REJECTED	0	0	0
3. WITHDRAWN	1	0	1
4. CONTESTED	4	0	4
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	2	0	2

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	427813	213934	641747
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	427813	213934	641747

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	233903	127352	361255
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	233903	127352	361255

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1980 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 7, 2019March 8, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	CPM	SUNIL MOITRA	187951
Runner up :		INC(I)	AJIT KUMAR PANJA	160882
MARGIN	:	27069	( 6.91% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
06-01-1980

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 796		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 913

VOTES
1. POLLED	400397	( 55.04%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	391964
3. REJECTED	8433	( 2.11%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

I. CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED	11	0	11
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	9	0	9

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	482440	244991	727431
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	482440	244991	727431

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	261188	139209	400397
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	261188	139209	400397

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1984 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 3, 2019March 8, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	INC	AJIT KUMAR PANJA	284324
Runner up :		CPM	SUNIL MAITRA	195748
MARGIN	:	88576	( 17.79% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
24-12-1984

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 865		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 820

VOTES
1. POLLED	509101	( 71.75% of Total Electors)
2. VALID	497876
3. REJECTED	11225	( 2.20% of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

I. CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED	11	1	12
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	9	1	10

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	433122	276446	709568
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	433122	276446	709568

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	343747	165354	509101
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	343747	165354	509101

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1989 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 2, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	INC	AJIT KUMAR PANJA	305237
Runner up	:	CPM	SATYASADHAN CHAKRABORTY	277608
MARGIN	:	27629	( 4.67% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES

POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
24-11-1989

POLLING STATIONS

NUMBER : 935 AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 888

VOTES

1. POLLED	604048	( 72.71%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	591656
3. REJECTED	12392	( 2.05%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED

1. GENERAL	396419	207629	604048
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	396419	207629	604048

ELECTORS

1. GENERAL	503146	327648	830794
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	503146	327648	830794

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

I.CANDIDATES

1.NOMINATED

2.REJECTED

3.WITHDRAWN

4.CONTESTED

5.FORFEITED DEPOSIT

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1991 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 30, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	INC	AJIT KUMAR PANJA	276399
Runner up :		JD	PRATAP CHANDRA	204943
MARGIN	:	71456	( 12.80% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
20-05-1991

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 935		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 918

VOTES
1. POLLED	573443	( 66.82% of Total Electors)
2. VALID	558121
3. REJECTED	15322	( 2.67% of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. BALLOT PAPER SET APART	0
6. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	344118	229325	573443
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	344118	229325	573443

ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	519964	338206	858170
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	519964	338206	858170

CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED	14	1	15
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	12	1	13

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1996 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 27, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		INC		AJIT KUMAR PANJA	335855
Runner up :		CPM		DIPEN GHOSH	270870
MARGIN :		64985	10.06% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	07-05-1996	09-05-1996	10-05-1996

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER :	1089		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 833

VOTES
1. POLLED	660413	72.79%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	646065
3. REJECTED	14348	2.17%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	403

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		396410	261130	657540
2.	POSTAL	2853	20	2873
3. TOTAL		399263	261150	660413

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	534835	372378	907213
2.	SERVICE	45	26	71
3.	TOTAL	534880	372404	907284

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	12	0	12
2.	REJECTED	0	0	0
3.	WITHDRAWN	0	0	0
4.	CONTESTED	12	0	12
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	10	0	10

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1998 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 25, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		WBTC		AJIT KUMAR PANJA	310361
Runner up :		CPM		PRASANTA CHATTERJEE	245489
MARGIN :		64872	9.85%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	28-02-1998	02-03-1998	03-03-1998

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER : 1090			AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 836

VOTES
1. POLLED	668942	73.45%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	658932
3. REJECTED	10010	1.50%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	390

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		373178	293211	666389
2.	POSTAL	1736	817	2553
3. TOTAL		374914	294028	668942

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	536207	374457	910664
2.	SERVICE	47	27	74
3.	TOTAL	536254	374484	910738

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	11	1	12
2.	REJECTED	1	0	1
3.	WITHDRAWN	0	0	0
4.	CONTESTED	10	1	11
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	8	1	9

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 1999 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 23, 2019March 1, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		AITC		AJIT KUMAR PANJA	297491
Runner up :		CPM		MD. SALIM	255917
MARGIN :		41574	6.31%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	03-10-1999	06-10-1999	07-10-1999

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER :	1090		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 848

VOTES
1. POLLED	658740	71.24%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	658631
3. REJECTED	109	0.02%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	164

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		392322	264412	656734
2.	POSTAL	1975	31	2006
3. TOTAL		394297	264443	658740

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	543976	380546	924522
2.	SERVICE	57	34	91
3.	TOTAL	544033	380580	924613

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	9	0	9
2.	REJECTED	0	0	0
3.	WITHDRAWN	0	0	0
4.	CONTESTED	9	0	9
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	7	0	7

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Calcutta North East Constituency, West Bengal Loksabha Election 2004 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 18, 2019March 1, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Calcutta North East

RESULT
	PARTY		CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	CPM	MD. SALIM	284427
Runner up :		AITC	AJIT KUMAR PANJA (250, CHITTARANJAN AVENUE,	210647
			KOLKATA-700 006)
MARGIN	:	73780 ( 12.97% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING		COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	10-05-2004	13-05-2004	13-05-2004

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 716	AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 1123
DATE(s) OF RE-POLL, IF ANY :		13-05-2004
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS WHERE RE-POLL WAS ORDERED		6

VOTES
1. REJECTED VOTES (Postal)					121
2. VOTES NOT RETREIVED FROM EVM					0
3. TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED					568885
4. TENDERED VOTES					39

VOTERS
1. GENERAL	335633	232141	567774
2. PROXY			0
3. POSTAL			1232
4. TOTAL			569006

POLLING PERCENTAGE

72.40

68.23

70.78

ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	463560	340223	803783
2. SERVICE	44	26	70
3. TOTAL	463604	340249	803853

CANDIDATES	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED	8	2	10
2. NOMINATION REJECTED	0	0	0
3. WITHDRAWN	0	0	0
4. CONTESTED	8	2	10
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	6	2	8

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Shri Ajit Kumar Panja Member of Parliament (MP) from Calcutta North East (West Bengal) Biodata

January 31, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Ajit Kumar Panja

Political Party: All India Trinamool Congress

Constituency & State: Calcutta North East (West Bengal)

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

Thirteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

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

No.of Daughters

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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Shri Hirendra Nath Mukerjee Member of Parliament (MP) from Calcutta North East (West Bengal) Biodata

January 29, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Hirendra Nath Mukerjee

Political Party: Communist Party

Constituency & State: Calcutta North East (West Bengal)

Lok Sabha Experience: 1,2,3,4,5

Fifth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

MUKERJEE, SHRI HIRENDRA NATH, M.A., (Calcutta et Oxon), B. Litt. (Oxon), Barrister-at-Law (Comm.) West Bengal-Calcutta North-East—1971, Son of late Shri Sachindra Nath Mukerjee; b. at Calcutta, November 23, 1907; ed. at Taltala High School and Presidency College, Calcutta, St. Catherine’s, Oxford University and Lincoln’s Inn, London; m. Smt. Bibha (nee Chatterjee); June 3, 1939; 1 s. and 1 d.; Educationist and Lawyer; Senior Lecturer in History and Politics, Andhra University, 1934-35; Lecturer in History and Political Philosophy, Calcutta University, 1940—44; Head of the Department of History, Surendranath College, Calcutta, 1936—62; Member, A.I.C.C, 1938-39, Member, Executive Committee, Bengal Provincial Congress Committee, 1938-39; Joint Secretary, Bengal Committee, Congress Socialist Party, 1938; President, Bengal Provincial Students’ Conference, 1936; Founder Member, All India Progressive Writers’ Association, 1936; President, All-India Students’ Conference, Nagpur, 1940; arrested twice for Political reasons in 1940 and 1941; Editor “Indo-Soviet Journal”, Calcutta, 1941—45; Chairman, Indian Peoples’ Theatre Association (IPTA) Conference, Bombay, 1943; Founder Member, Friends of the Soviet Union, and Joint Secretary, 1944—52; Joint Editor, “Calcutta Weekly Notes” (Law Journal), 1945—52; Member, Bengal Committee, Communist Party of India, 1947—49; President, Bengal Motion Pictures Employees’ Union since 1946; Vice-President, Bengal Provincial Trade Union Congress, 1948-49; detained without trial in 1948 and 1949; Member, Central Advisory Board of Archaeology since 1952; Elected Member of the Senate, Calcutta University, 1953—61; Member, Education Panel, Planning Commission since 1955; Member, National Council, Communist Party of India, since 1958; Member, Indian Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Canberra, 1958; Member, Emotional Integration Committee, 1961-62; Member, Small Newspapers Enquiry Committee, 1964-65; Member, National Integration Council, 1962; Member, All India, Council of Sports since 1963; Member, Executive, National Committee for Gandhi Centenary; Trustee, Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Trusts; Member, Public Accounts Committee, 1969-70; Member, First Lok Sabha 1952—57; Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62, Third Lok Sabha, 1962—67 and Fourth Lok Sabha 1967—70; Deputy Leader of the Communist Group in Lok Sabha, 1952—64; Leader, 1964—67; and Deputy Leader 1967—70.

Accomplishments in letters, art and science.—First in Intermediate Arts, Calcutta University; First in B.A. History Honours and M.A. History; Winner of Duff, Eshan, Gwalior, Burdwan and many other scholarships, medals and prizes at Calcutta; Government of Bengal Scholar at St. Catherine’s. Oxford. Invited to International Teach-In by Toronto University Canada, 1966; Invited to Lecture at German Academy, Berlin, 1967; Invited to take part in International Symposium on Lenin at Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R. in 1969.

Hobbies—Browsing among books.

Favourite pastime and recreation.—Watching cricket; listening to music.

Special interests.—Literature; theory and practice of politics.

Travels abroad—U.K., France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, Norway, Austria, Poland, U.S.S.R., Mongolia, Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

Books published.—In English: (1) “An Introduction to Socialism”; (2) “China Calling”, (3) “Under Marx’s Banner”; (4) ‘”India Struggles for Freedom”, (5) “Gandhiji : A Study”; (6) “Himself a true Poem—A study of Rabindranath Tagore”; (7) “India and Parliament”; (8) “The Gentle Colossus'” : A study of Jawaharlal Nehru”; (9) “Us: A Peoples’ Anthology”; (10) “The land of the Soviets”; (II) “Indo-Soviet Journal Souvenir”; (12) “Your Tagore for Today”; and (13) “Remembering Marx”.

In Bengali: (1) “India and Marxism”; (2) “National Movement in India”; (3) “Chakshusha Kansh” (Collected Essays); (4) “ABC of Marxism”; (5) “Hindu and Muslim”; (6) “Ancient Greece”; (7) “A History of India (2 Vols.)”; (8) ‘”National Songs”; (9) “Modern Bengali Poetry”, and (10) “Alpe Sukh Neyee” (Collected essays).

Translations.—English translation of two Bengali novels : Tarashankar Banerjee’s ‘Epoch’s End’, and Manik Banerjee’s ‘Boatman of the Padma’; Bengali translation of : Stalin’s ‘The October Revolution’; and ‘History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”.

Permanent address—14, Indian Mirror Street, Calcutta-13.

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Shri Sunil Maitra Member of Parliament (MP) from Calcutta North East (West Bengal) Biodata

January 25, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Sunil Maitra

Political Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Constituency & State: Calcutta North East (West Bengal)

Lok Sabha Experience: 7

7th Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

MAITRA, SHRI SUNIL, B.A. [C.P.I.(M)—West Bengal, Calcutta North East, 1980] s. of late Shri Asutosh Maitra, b. at Chittagong in Bangladesh; February 1, 1927; m. Smt. Neelima Maitra, February 28, 1951; 4 s.; Whole-time Political Worker; Visited Tashkent and Moscow as a Member of C.I.T.U. delegation to attend Asian Seminar of Trade Union International of Workers in Commerce.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Reading and cinema.

Permanent address : Flat No. D-6, Bharat Bhawan, 3 Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta-72.

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Dr. Pratap Chandra Chunder Member of Parliament (MP) from Calcutta North East (West Bengal) Biodata

January 14, 2019December 24, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Dr. Pratap Chandra Chunder

Political Party: Janata Party

Constituency & State: Calcutta North East (West Bengal)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6

6th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

CHUNDER, DR. PRATAP CHANDRA, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B., D. Phil., Janata, (West Bengal—Calcutta North East—1977): s. of late Shri Nirmal Chandra Chunder; b. at Calcutta, September 1, 1919; ed. at Hindu School, presidency College, University College of Law and Calcutta University; m. Smt. Leena Chunder (nee Roy Chowdhury), December 3, 1940; 4 s.; Solicitor, High Court, Calcutta; Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Lecturer, Calcutta, Burdwan and Jadavpur Universities; previously associated with the Indian National Congress till 1969 and the Congress (O) 1969—77; President, West Bengal Congress Committee 1967—69 and West Bengal Congress Committee (O) 1969—77, Member, Working Committee, Indian National Congress (O), Member, Senate of the University of Calcutta, 1961—67 and Executive Council of Rabindra Bharati University, 1962—68; Honorary Citizen of New Orleans; Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1962—67 and 1967-68; Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, West Bengal, 1965—68; Minister, Finance, Judicial and Legislative Departments, West Bengal, 1968; Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture since March, 1977.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Travelling; Reading and Painting.

Special interests: Social and Cultural activities.

Accomplishments in letters, art and science: Fellow of the Asiatic Society (F.A.S.); awarded best playwright prize by the University of Calcutta, 1965; participated in dramatic performances on the stage and All-India Radio, Calcutta Station; several dramas produced on the stage and the Radio; one has been filmed and another is under production.

Publications: Kautilya on Love and Morals (English), Sons of Mystery (English), Job Charnocker Bibi, Srinkhalita, Lebedeffer Rangini (Bengali historical novels), Pahari Sandhya, Swapna Bhangha (Bengali Social Novels), Sahartali, Amlamadhur Prajapati, Ajab Desh (Bengali Dramas); various other novels, essays, short stories and articles published in journals and periodicals.

Sports and clubs: Member, (i) Calcutta, University Institute, (ii) Santi Institute and (iii) All Bengal Physical Culture Association.

Travels abroad: Thailand, Hong Kong, Peoples’ Republic of China, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Switzerland, England, Eire, Holland and several other European countries.

Permanent address: 23, Nirmal Chunder Street, Calcutta.

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