Party Name : Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Constituency : Katwa
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Abdul Halim Zahedi
Mother's Name : Smt. Amatul Hasna
Date of birth : 02 Feb 1929
Profession : Social Worker Agriculturist
Positions held :
1978-91 Savadhipati, Zila Parishad, Burdwan1991-96 Member, West Bengal Legislative AssemblyMinister, Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf,Government of West Bengal1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on Agriculture1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Member, Committee on AgricultureMember, Joint Committee on Offices of ProfitMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on AgricultureMember, Joint Committeee on protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers` Rights Bill, 19992000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)Member, Committee on AgricultureMember, Railway Convention Committee
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Member, Indian Peoples` Theatre Association (IPTA); and working among peasants and agriculturist through social and cultural activities
Special Interests
Associated with literacy movement in Burdwan district; and Animal Resource Development in India
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music, art and culture
Countries Visited
Bangladesh
Other Information
Organiser, (i) Indian National Army (I.N.A.) branch under the leadership of General Shah Nawaz Khan; (ii) Bratachari Sangh under the guidance of Guru Saday Datta in West Bengal; Chairman, (i) West Bengal Minority Finance Corporation, 1994-96; and (ii) Haj Committee, West Bengal, 1991-96; and Member, (i) Central Haj Committee, 1991-96; (ii ) Joint Committee of Wakf, 1996-97; and ( iii ) Animal Welfare Committee, 1998-99
