Shri Amar Roy Pradhan political profile

Roy Pradhan, Shri Amar Constituency   : Cooch Behar -SC (West Bengal) Party Name     : All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Email Address : amarrp[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Talendranath Roy Pradhan Mother’s Name Late Smt. Suniti Roy Pradhan Date of Birth 15 Aug 1930 Place of Birth Barashashi, Distt. Dinajpur (now in Bangladesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 14 Dec 1958 Spouse’s Name Smt. Santilata Roy Pradhan No. of Sons 2 Educational Qualifications Undergraduate Educated at Haldibari High School, Victoria College, Cooch Behar and A.C. College, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) Profession Social Worker Permanent Address P.O. Haldibari, Distt. Coochbehar, West Bengal (03584) 63260 Present Address 8, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23722829 Positions Held

1962, 1967 and 1969 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (three terms)

Member, Committee on Petitions; and Committee on Estimates

Member, Joint Committee on Council for Homoeopathic Medicine

Member, Select Committee on Land Reforms

1966 onwards Member, State Committee, Forward Bloc (F.B.), West Bengal

1970 onwards Chairman, District Committee, F.B., Cooch Behar

1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha

1977-79 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

1979 onwards Member, Central Committee, F.B., West Bengal

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

Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

Member, Committee on Official Language

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

Member, Committee on Official Language

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

1990-91 Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

1990 onwards Member, Secretariat, All India Forward Bloc (A.I.F.B)

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

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

1996-97 Chairman, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996

Member, Committee on Commerce

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

1998-99 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power

Member, Committee on Official Language

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (8th term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

Books Published i) Upeksit Uttarbange; (ii) Sona Sonapat; and (iii) Garibi Hatao Ekti Slogan Matra (all in Bengali); (iv) Forward towards Mighty Peasants Struggle; and (v) Rule of Jungle (in English) Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Written many articles; a regular contributor to various Bengali newspapers; Special Correspondent, Amrita Bazar Patrika (English); Jugantar (Bengali); and Janamat weekly Social And Cultural Activities Fonder-Secretary, Rabindra Bhawan (a cultural institute), Haldibari 1960; President and Founder-Secretary, Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Haldibari; General-Secretary, All India Agragami Kisan Sabha, 1989-92 Special Interests Socio-economic upliftment of the poor Favourite Pastime and Recreation Journalism, gardening, folk songs and cultural activities Countries Visited Austria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Kuwait, Switzerland, U.K., former U.S.S.R. and West Germany Other Information Participated in Freedom Struggle and was arrested for taking part in the movement against the partition of India at the age of about 17 years; also participated in the movement for merger of Cooch Behar State with the Indian Union and in various other workers and peasant movements; suffered imprisonment for more than three years; led people’s demonstration before Parliament House, New Delhi, 1960 (on the issue of Berubari); and in 1970 demanding Master Plan for North Bengal; also led Tinbigha movement demanding exchange of Indian enclaves with Bangladesh in 1974, 1981 and 1992

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