Party Name : All India Trinamool Congress
Constituency : Krishnanagar
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Dr. Gajendra Chandrapal
Mother's Name : Smt. Mira Pal
Date of birth : 29 Sep 1958
Profession : Film Artist
Positions held :
2001-09 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Two terms)Chairman, Standing Committee for Information & Culture, Youth and Sports, West Bengal Legislative Assembly2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers23 Sep. 2009 Member, Rules Committee24 Dec. 2009 Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Lok SabhaMember, Standing Committee on Information and BroadcastingMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sep. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2016 Member, Standing Committee on DefenceSep. 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1 Sept. 2016 - 31 Aug. 2018 Member, Standing Committee on Industry1 Sept. 2018 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Started professional career in 1979 as a film artist in a Bengali film; completed more than 400 films in Bengali, Hindi & Oriya; awarded B.F.J.A. Filmfare Award, Uttam Kumar Award, Pranotesh Barua Award and many more; H.M.V. has launched music album; Film Uttara has been Internationally acknowledged and received many Awards
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively taken part in Thalassemia and blood donation camps; Looked after Old Age Home and Orphange and vagrancy Home; and Took part in fund raising for relief causes in West Bengal & other States as well
Special Interests
Acting, sports, music and social work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Watching movies, reading books, listening to music and attending various social functions
Sports and Clubs
Loves to play hockey, football and golf; Played hockey for Chandernagore Boys Sporting Club; and President, Atlanta Club in Golf Club, West Bengal; Member, (i) Kolkatta Golf Club; (ii) Prinston Club; and Honorary Member, Lions Club, Kolkata
Countries Visited
France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok), U.K., and U.S.A.
