Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Calcutta North West
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Books Published : Author of several books on Law, including "State Sovereignty at the Cross Roads", "Sales Tax Laws" etc.
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments : Awarded Best Law Student Medal (Kedarnath Banerjee Gold Medal); contributed various articles on legal and economic subjects to various important journals. His article 'Agression in International Law' was highly appreciated by jurists of international repute
Social and Cultural Activities : President (i) Income Tax Bar Association, Calcutta, 1976-82; (ii) Calcutta High Court Bar Association, 1979-81; (iii) West Bengal Lawyer's Association, 1980-82. Senior Vice-President, Asiatic Society; Member (i) West Bengal Bar Council, 1982 onwards for two terms; (ii) Executive Committee, Indian Law Institute, West Bengal (for a long time); and (iii) Council of the Asiatic Society, 1983 onwards
Special Interests : Taxation Laws, Constitutional Law and Public International Law, Economic Planning and Public Finance
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Reading, travelling, social and public service
Countries Visited : Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A. and West Germany
Other Information : Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Judge, Calcutta High Court, West Bengal, 1973; Professor, Deptt. of Commerce, Calcutta University and University Law College; Leading authority on Taxation and Constitutional Law and an expert in International Law; Member, Indian delegation to U.N. General Assembly, Oct. 1991; Led a delegation to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference, Jamaica, Oct. 1995
Election Result : Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 6,93,995 Total votes polled 4,52,757 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Dr. Debi Prosad Pal (I.N.C.) 2,12,637 (2) Shri Shyamal Bhattacharjee (J.D.) 1,47,686 (3) Shri Amal Dutta (B.J.P.) 59,395 (4) Shri Himadri Bhushan Kali (Ind.) 4,374
