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Father's Name
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Late Shri Niranjan Chowdhury
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Saraju Bala Chowdhury
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Date of Birth
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02 Apr 1956
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Place of Birth
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Berhampore, Distt. Murshidabad (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse's Name
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Dr. A. C. Chowdhury
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Matriculate, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letter
Educated at Iswar Chandra Vidyalaya and Sri Sharda Institute of Indian Management Research
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Profession
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Social Reformer
Politician
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Permanent Address
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9, Haribabu R., Paschim, P.O.-Cossimbazar, Berhampore,
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Murshidabad-742102, West Bengal
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Tel : (03482) 237688, 09868180498 (M) Fax : (03482) 274089
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(ii) 26/1/A, Sahid Surya Sen Road, Gonbazar, Berhampore,
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Murshidabad-742102, West Bengal
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Present Address
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4, South Avenue Lane,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Telefax : (011) 24613082, 23792713 09868180498 (M)
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Positions Held
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1996-99
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Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenues
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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1999 - 2000
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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1999-2004
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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2000 - 2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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2009 - 2012
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to Allocation and Pricing of telecom licences and 2G Spectrum
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing
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2012 - 2014
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Union Minister of State, Railways
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May 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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2 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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24 July 2019 onwards
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Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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21 Nov. 2019 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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Books Published
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(i) Between Two Silences (English); (ii) Aguner Rangneel (Bengali); (iii) The History of Murshidabad District Congress - 1885 - 2010 (Copy Right); (iv) 125, Bochorer Alokey Murshidabad Zila Congress (Bengali) (Copy Right)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Interested in science and promoting the scientific innovations and Indian Traditional Wisdom especially in the hinterland, extensively patronizes the art and literature in lesser known areas and encourages preservation of long-established and customary folk arts
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Active involvement in social and cultural activities and promoting of social harmony in the society within diverse Indian Social structure Also take keen interest in cultural activities. Actively participated in Bangla Cultural activities held in West Bengal as well as in the Capital where Bangla culture was showcased to the rest of the world
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Special Interests
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Keenly interested in the environment and new paradigms of environmental science; always eager to work for creating awareness about preserving ecological balance in order to protect the environment and to make the earth a better place to live
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and making difference in peoples` lives through positive developmental politics
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Sports and Clubs
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An avid soccer fan from childhood, and also has keen interest in various sports; encouraging youngsters to be more involved in sports; established a Sports Club in West Bengal to render services to the needy in various sports and related activities
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
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Other Information
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As a tireless worker, works relentlessly for the welfare of masses; Likes to mingle with people for espousing the cause of development and communal harmony; keen interest in all aspects that affect public life
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