Party Name : Revolutionary Socialist Party
Constituency : Joynagar
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 8 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Late Shri Abatirna Mandal
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Lakshmi Mandal
Date of birth : 14 Feb 1942
Profession : Teacher Educationist, Social Worker
Positions held :
1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Education1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1984-85 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table1986-87 Member, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1990-91 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of ProfitMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions1993-96 Member, Committee on CommunicationsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on Petroleum and ChemicalsMember, Committee on EstimatesMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Business Advisory CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Committee on Government AssurancesMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Business Advisory CommitteeMember, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on CoalMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)Leader, R.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1999-2000 and 2001-2002 Member, Committee on Energy1999--2001 Member, Committee on Estimates2000-2004 Member,Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology2002-2004 Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (8th term)Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communication and Information TechnologyMember, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Energy1 May 2008 Member, Financial Committee on Estimates
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Upliftment of the poor peasants; involved in (i) Barga movement among the peasants in West Bengal; and (ii) Khet Majdur movement among agricultural workers in West Bengal
Special Interests
Associated with Sundarbans Bachao (Save Sundarban) movement in the Sundarbans region; and upliftment of the downtrodden in West Bengal
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Drama, theatre, playing, reading and social service
Sports and Clubs
Football, badminton and carrom
Countries Visited
Chile, France, Germnay, Mexico and U.S.A.; attended IPU Conference at Santiago, Chile in 2003 as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation
Other Information
President, (i) All India Revolutionary Youth Organisation, 1983-87; and (ii) Samyukta Kisan Sabha (S.K.S.) Distt. Committee, South 24 Parganas, 1987 onwards; Member, (i) R.S.P. District Committee, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; (ii) District Executive Committee, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; (iii) S.K.S., West Bengal State Committee; (iv) Governing Body, B.S. College, 1997-2001 and 2003-2005; and (v) Court of North Eastern Hill University, 1998; Associate Member, Delimitation Commssion of India, West Bengal
