Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Dum Dum
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Dr. D.N. Sikdar
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Bela Rani Sikdar
Date of birth : 20 Sep 1944
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-IIIMember, Committee on FinanceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Oct. 1999- 9 Jan. 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications10 Jan. 2002- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers29 Jan. 2003 -onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Small Scale Industries; Development of North-Eastern Region
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with various social organisations, working for free treatment and education for the poor; also associated with cultural and dramatic clubs
Special Interests
Serving refugees
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and sports
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, kabaddi and football
Other Information
Member, Sansad (Court), Visva Bharati, Shanti Niketan, 1998
