Smt. Renu Chakravartty

Members Bioprofile

CHAKRAVARTTY, SHRIMATI RENU, B.A., (Hons.), M.A., (Cantab), Comm., (West Bengal-Barrackpore—1962); D. of Late Shri Sadhan Chandra Roy; B. Calcutta, October 21, 1917; ed. at Loreto House, Calcutta, Victoria Institution, Calcutta and Newnham College, Cambridge; m. Shri Nikhil Chakravartty, January 3, 1942; 1 S.; Teacher; Vice-President, National Federation of Indian Women; President, Colliery Mazdoor Sabha, West Bengal; Vice-President, United Iron and Steel Workers’ Union, Asansol; President, United Mineral Workers’ Union, Gua, Bihar; Member, Central Advisory Board of Education; Member, National Council for Women’s Education; Member, First Lok Sabha, 1952—57 and Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62., 

Hobby:  Reading.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Writing of articles, reading.

Special interest:  Educational, social and political activities for the emancipation of women.

Travels abroad:  U.K., Europe, America, USSR and other socialist countries.

Permanent address:  14/6, Gariahat Road, Calcutta.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate:  5,87,830

Shrimati Renu Chakravartty                     . .                  2,28,313

Shri Ram Dhari Singh                               . .                  1,33,894

Shri Sibnath Banerjee                              . .                    20,257

Shri Biswanath Debey                             . .                      9,871

Shri Sachindranath Chatterjee                . .                      4,302].