Party Name : All India Trinamool Congress
Constituency : Panskura
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri Dwija Pada Sarkar
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Basanti Bala Sarkar
Date of birth : 07 Apr 1939
Profession : Civil Servant Advocate, Consultant, Social Worker
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok SabhaMember, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit1998-99 Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport2000 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (elected in bye-election)
More Information :
Books Published
Land Reforms in India`(Legal aspects of land reforms measures)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Visiting Professor, School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Special Interests
Management Consultancy in port management; management studies and laws
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to Indian classical and Western music, writing and reading books, especially on management, environment, ecology and development economics
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Bengal Club, Russel Street, Calcutta; and (ii) Calcutta Club, Calcutta
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (15 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 101st Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 1999
Other Information
Chairman, Calcutta Port Trust; 1993-97; Indian Police Service (I.P.S.), 1963-64 and Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S), 1964-97; worked in various capacities such as District Collector; Development Commissioner; and Principal Secretary, (i) Commerce; and (ii) Industries, West Bengal; Joint-Secretary, (i) Ministry of Home Affairs; and (ii) Ministry of Welfare; practising as an advocate in Calcutta High Court since July 1997; Life Member, (i) Indian Law Institute; and (ii) Indian Parliamentary Group; Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management (I.I.M.), Calcutta
