Name of Member: Shri Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Maldaha Dakshin (West Bengal)
Lok Sabha Experience: 14,15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Maldaha Dakshin (West Bengal) |
| Party Name : |
Indian National Congress(INC) |
| Email Address : |
ahk[DOT]chowdhury[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Shri Abu Hyat Khan Chowdhury |
| Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Saleha Khatoon |
| Date of Birth |
12 Jan 1941 |
| Place of Birth |
Sah Jalapur, Maldaha (West Bengal) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
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| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Ruth Khan Choudhury |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
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Educational
Qualifications |
Graduate (Degree in Industrial Psychology)
Educated at Northampton College of Technology, England and University of Guleph, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession |
Industrialist |
| Permanent Address |
| Vill. – Sah Jalalpur, P.O – Kotwali, P.S. – English Bazar, |
Distt. – Malda,
West Bengal |
| Tel : (03512) 283593, 09868180995 (M) |
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| Present Address |
| 22, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Road, |
| New Delhi – 110 001 |
Tel : (011) 23329522, 09868180995 (M)
Telefax :(011) 23329521 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1996-2006 |
Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (two terms) |
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Member, Subject Committee of Enviornment and Co-operation, Govt. of West Bengal |
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| 2001-06 |
Deputy Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
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| 19 Sept. 2006 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election |
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| 2006 |
Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC) |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development |
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Member, Dargah Committee, Dargah Khwaja Saheb, Ajmer |
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Executive Member, Pradesh Congress Committee, West Bengal |
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| 5 Aug. 2007 |
Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development |
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| Aug. 2008 |
District President, Malda District Congress Committee |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel |
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| 23 Sept. 2009 |
Member, Committee of Privileges |
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| 28 Oct. 2012 |
Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare |
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| May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 1 Sep. 2014 onwards |
Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Solving the problem of drinking water and getting people arsenic free water, providing assistance to people suffering from tuberculosis through an NGO called North Bengal Welfare |
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| Special Interests |
| Ensure the development of Malda; trying to set up good educational institutions and other industries so that people can get good education and get employment |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading books on social pyschology and sufism |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Swimming; Member, Swimming Club, Kolkata |
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| Countries Visited |
| Canada, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, U.K. and U.S.A. |
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| Other Information |
| Founder(i) Arrow Footwear, 1978; (ii) Anusandhan Packaging Pvt. Ltd., 1982; and (iii) Swiss Bakedwell Biscuits, 2001-2007; DirectorOriental Bank of Commerce, Nov. 97-Nov. 99;Member, Jamia Millia Islamia Univeristy Court |
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