Party Name : Congress
Constituency : North Bengal
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 1
More Information :
BASU, SHRI A. K., B.A., LL.B. (Cambridge), Cong. (West Bengal—North Bengal—1952): S. of Shri Hara Kanta Basu; B. at Noakhali, September 29, 1893; ed. at Presidency College, Calcutta and Cambridge University; m. Shrimati Tilottama Basu, 1930; 2 S. and 2 D.; Barrister-at-Law, Advocate, Calcutta High Court and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Government Counsel, Calcutta High Court, 1926—47; President, Calcutta Football League, 1931; President, University Occasionals of India (Cricket), 1936; President, Calcutta Club, 1945-46; General Secretary, East Bengal Club, 1946; President, Calcutta South Club, 1946-47; President, Bengali Boxing Association, 1948; Chairman, All India Exhibition, Sports and Athletics Section, 1948; Member, West Bengal Judicial Reforms Committee, Government of West Bengal, 1951; Member, Agriculture and Horticultural Society of India, Calcutta. Clubs: Member—Calcutta Club, Calcutta South Club, Calcutta 300 Club, National Cricket Club, East Bengal Club, Darjeeling Gymkhana Club, Jalpaiguri Club and Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Hobbies: Small Scale Farming and Gardening. Special interest: Sports, particularly Tennis, Athletics, Ancient History and Culture. Permanent address: 1, Ironside Road, Calcutta-19.
