Name of Member: Dr. Debiprosad Pal
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Calcutta North West (West Bengal)
Lok Sabha Experience: 9,10,11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
Father's Name : Late Shri Aswini Kumar Pal
Date of Birth : 1 November 1927
Place of Birth : Calcutta (West Bengal)
Marital Status : Married on 3 December 1951
Spouse's Name : Smt. Lakshmi Rani Pal
Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Eco.), LL.M., LL.D., D. Litt.
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta
(West Bengal)
Profession :
Lawyer/Advocate, Teacher, Educationist, Economist and Writer
Permanent Address :
18/71, Dover Lane, Calcutta-700029 (West Bengal)
Tels. (033) 475-3934, 475-2177, 74-9377
Positions Held :
1986 onwards Chairman, Legal Cell, Congress (I), West Bengal
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1990-91 Member, Estimates Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and Justice
Jan.1990- Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Aug.1991
1991 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
1991-93 Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam
Member, Constitution (Seventy-Third) Amendment Bill
1992 Member, Tenth Finance Commission
1993-95 Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance
Sep.1995- Union Minister of State, Finance
May 1996
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
Books Published :
Author of several books on Law, including "State Sovereignty at
the Cross Roads", "Sales Tax Laws" etc.
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Awarded Best Law Student Medal (Kedarnath Banerjee Gold Medal);
contributed various articles on legal and economic subjects to
various important journals. His article 'Agression in
International Law' was highly appreciated by jurists of
international repute
Social and Cultural Activities :
President (i) Income Tax Bar Association, Calcutta, 1976-82;
(ii) Calcutta High Court Bar Association, 1979-81; (iii) West
Bengal Lawyer's Association, 1980-82. Senior Vice-President,
Asiatic Society; Member (i) West Bengal Bar Council, 1982
onwards for two terms; (ii) Executive Committee, Indian Law
Institute, West Bengal (for a long time); and (iii) Council of
the Asiatic Society, 1983 onwards
Special Interests :
Taxation Laws, Constitutional Law and Public International Law,
Economic Planning and Public Finance
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, travelling, social and public service
Countries Visited :
Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K.,
U.S.A. and West Germany
Other Information :
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Judge, Calcutta High Court, West
Bengal, 1973; Professor, Deptt. of Commerce, Calcutta University
and University Law College; Leading authority on Taxation and
Constitutional Law and an expert in International Law; Member,
Indian delegation to U.N. General Assembly, Oct. 1991; Led a
delegation to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference,
Jamaica, Oct. 1995
Election Result :
Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 6,93,995
Total votes polled 4,52,757
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Dr. Debi Prosad Pal (I.N.C.) 2,12,637
(2) Shri Shyamal Bhattacharjee (J.D.) 1,47,686
(3) Shri Amal Dutta (B.J.P.) 59,395
(4) Shri Himadri Bhushan Kali (Ind.) 4,374
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