Party Name : Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Constituency : Arambagh
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 7 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Sudhir Basu
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Basanti Devi
Date of birth : 07 Nov 1946
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1978-88 Sahakari Sabhadhipati, Zila Parishad, Hooghly, West Bengal1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1986-87 Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Select Committee on Indian Medical Council (Amendment) BillMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1990 Member, Joint Committee on Salary and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1994-95 Member, Committee on Public AccountsMember, Committee on EnergyMember, Joint Committee on Salary and Allowances of Members of Parliament1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)1996-97 Member, Committee on Energy1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)1999-2004 Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament Offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 7th term)Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Committee on Transport, Tourism and CultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Agriculture
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Promotion of education, relief and rescue operation for flood victims, setting up cultural centres like Rabindra Bhawan, Vidya Sagar Complex, etc.; protection of environment, rural development; President, (i) Governing Body, Raja Ram Mohan Roy College; (ii) Arambagh Girls’ College; (iii) Aghor Kamini Prakash Chandra Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Bengai, Hooghly and (iv) Raja Ram Mohan Ray Pathaghar -o- Sanskriti Parishad, Arambagh, ASH; Seceretry, West Bengal Pradesh krishak Sabha and Member, (i) Executive Committee, Red Cross Society, District Hooghly; (ii) Students Health Home, Arambagh
Special Interests
Organising poor peasants and the agricultural labour of unorganised sector
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, games and sports, wildlife, environment and rural development
Sports and Clubs
Associated with many sports clubs and associations in Hooghly district; Member, Sports Club, Arambagh, Advisor, Chinsurah Swimming Club
Countries Visited
Bangladesh, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Japan, Panama, Switzerland, U.K, and U.S.A.; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Canada; and (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998
