Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Baharampur
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Niranjan Chowdhury
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Saraju Bala Chowdhury
Date of birth : 02 Apr 1956
Profession : Social Reformer Politician
Positions held :
1996-99 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly1999 Elected to 13th Lok SabhaMember, Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General RevenuesMember, Railway Convention Committee1999 - 2000 Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology1999-2004 Member, Standing Committee on Railways2000 - 2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and CultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)2009 - 2012 Member, Standing Committee on DefenceMember, Joint Parliamentary CommitteeMember, Standing Committee on EnergyMember, Committee on EstimatesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing2012 - 2014 Union Minister of State, RailwaysMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs2 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga RejuvenationMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)24 July 2019 onwards Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs21 Nov. 2019 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
More Information :
Books Published
(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)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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
Social And Cultural Activities
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
Special Interests
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
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and making difference in peoples` lives through positive developmental politics
Sports and Clubs
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
Countries Visited
Widely Travelled
Other Information
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
