Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Bolpur
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 4
More Information :
CHANDA, SHRI ANIL K., B. Com., (Dacca) , B.Sc., (Econ.) London ; Cong ., (West Bengal-Bolpur 1967); s . of late Shri Kamini Kumar Chanda ; b. at Silchar , May 23, 1906; ed . at Silchar Government High School , Visvabharati , Dacca University ; and London University ; m. Shrimati Ranee Chanda , November 23, 1933; 1 s.; University Professor; Member , First Lok Sabha , 1952 - 57 ; Deputy Minister, External Affairs Ministry, 1952—57; Member, Indian Delegation to U.N.O., 1953; Leader. Cultural delegation to China, 1955, and to U.S.S.R. and East European countries, 1956; Member, Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62; Deputy Minister, Works, Housing and Supply Ministry, 1957— 62; Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, 1962— 1966; and Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Government of India, 1963—66; Honorary Professor, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. Special interests: Travelling. Sports and clubs: Calcutta Club Calcutta- Travels abroad: U.K. and most European countries including U.S.S.R., China, Pakistan, Nepal, Iraq, Iran, U.S.A., Canada. Permanent address: Santiniketan, West Bengal.
