Party Name : Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Constituency : Jalpaiguri
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
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Positions Held : 1978-79 Member, Local Committee, C.P.I. (M), Jalpaiguri 1978-91 Karmadhyaksha of Purta Sthayee Samity, Janaswasthya Sthayee Samity of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad 1989 onwards Member, Zonal Committee, C.P.I. (M), Jalpaiguri 1994 onwards Member, District Committee, C.P.I. (M), Jalpaiguri 1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing 1993-96 Member, Standing Committees on Science & Technology, Forests & Environment 1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments : Published a number of papers on elasticity
Social and Cultural Activities : Active participation in rural and urban development programme since 1970; associated with different libraries and of library movements; Member, governing bodies of a number of colleges
Special Interests : Research on elasticity, education, rural and urban development works; development of agriculture and farmers
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Reading, music and cultural programme
Sports and Clubs : Football and cricket; associated with different clubs
Other Information : Member (i) Tea Board 1991-93; (ii) Council of Bangalore Science Institute from 1992; and (iii) Executive Committee, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1991-95
Election Result : Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 10,65,484 Total votes polled 9,19,243 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Jitendra Nath Das [C.P.I.(M)] 4,34,577 (2) Shri Deb Prasad Roy (I.N.C.) 3,22,115 (3) Shri Sisir Kumar Lahiri (B.J.P.) 79,195 (4) Shri Mihir Kumar Roy [F.B.(S)] 27,607
