Shri Aurobindo Ghosal

GHOSAL, SHRI AUROBINDO, M.A., LL.B., F.B.M., (West Bengal—Uluberia—1957): S. of Shri Haripada Ghosal; B. at Mahisadal village, Midnapore District, West Bengal, March 1, 1914; ed. at St. Paul’s College, Surendra Nath College, Calcutta University Post Graduate College and Ripon Law College, (Calcutta); m. Shrimati Sipra Debi, June 20, 1937; 2 D.; Lawyer; Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress; Vice-President, Bengal Provincial Trade Union Congress; President, Inland Steam Navigation Workers Union, R.B.S. Jain Rubber Factory Workers Union, Standard General Assurance Employees Union, London and Lancashire Insurance Indian Employees Union, Bansberia Municipal Employees Union and West Bengal Motor Dealers Employees Union; Vice-President, All India River Transport and Allied Workers Federation, West Bengal Cotton Textile Workers Federation, India Machinery Mazdoor Union, Siddheswari Suta Kal Mazdoor Union and Government P.W.D. Workers Union; General Secretary, Tea District’s Labour Association Indian Employees Union; Delegate to International Miners Conference, Prague, and International Rural Youth Conference, Vienna (1954).

Hobby: Purchasing books.

Special interest: Literature.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Rabindra Music.

Sports: Cricket and Clubs.

Publications: Trade Union Sangattan (Trade Union Organisation), Works Committee Kee (What is Works Committee), Krishak Andolane Dhara(History of Peasants Organisation) and some other booklets and Rabindra Smarane (In memory of Rabindra Nath Tagore), a book of poems.

Travels abroad: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and West Germany.

Permanent Address: Fuleswar village, Uluberia P.O., District Howrah.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate: 4,38,393

Shri Aurobindo Ghosal .. 1,20,506

Shri Kalobraran Ghosh .. 92,829

Shri Bag Jaladhar       ..     19,649]