Ranaghat (SC)(West Bengal) MP

Mandal, Dr. Tapas Constituency   : Ranaghat (SC) (West Bengal) Party Name     : All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) Email Address : tapas[DOT]mandal[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in tmbckv[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri Probhas Chandra Mandal Mother’s Name Smt. Karuna Mandal Date of Birth 03 Jan 1972 Place of Birth Shimulpur, Distt. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 11 Aug 2005 Spouse’s Name Smt. Banani Mandal No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.Sc. (Ag), Ph.D. (Horticulture) Educated at B.C.K.V., Mohanpur, West Bengal and Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal Profession Professor Permanent Address B-14/453, P.O. Kalyani, Distt. Nadia-741235, West Bengal Tel : (033) 25823232, 09732652194 (M) Present Address 217, North Avenue, New Delhi-110 001 09013869501 (M) Positions Held

May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Books Published Text Book on Floriculture & Landscaping; Bonsai : The Living Art; Gerbera; and Temperate Orchids Wrote four books in Bengali : Agriculture Specially protected cultivation of high-value flowers Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Number of Literary works have been published in various Magazines; Edited two Bengali Literary Magazines; and Member of different professional and Scientific Organisations of the Country Social And Cultural Activities Active Member of University Teachers Organisation, organising many training programmes for farming communities of Bengal, Disseminating the modern technologies of agriculture to the farming communities particularly those belonging to poor and marginal categories Special Interests Writing academic and research based articles in reputed Journals and creative writing; very fond of Tagore`s song. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and Visiting different places Sports and Clubs Cricket Countries Visited Visited Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, etc. as a Scientist Other Information Served as External Examiner/Expert of different Universities of the Country like Visva-Bharati, OUAT, UBKV, Birsa Agriculture University, Rajendra Agriculture University, Bihar Agriculture University etc.Member, BCKV Council, 2012-2013; Secretary, Faculty Council and Horticulture Faculty, BCKV, 2012-2013; Professor, BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

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