Bansa Gopal Chowdhury

Bansa Gopal Chowdhury
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Asansol
In office
2005–2014
Preceded byBikash Chowdhury
Succeeded byBabul Supriyo
ConstituencyAsansol[1]
MLA
In office
1987–2005
Preceded byHaradhan Roy
Succeeded byHaradhan Jha
ConstituencyRaniganj
Personal details
Born (1960-01-12) 12 January 1960 (age 64).[1]
Raniganj, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist).[1]
SpouseMrs. Shantana Chowdhury
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Mr. Satyapada Chowdhury (Father),
Mrs. Kalyani Chowdhury (Mother)
ResidenceRaniganj & New Delhi.[1]
Alma materTriveni Devi Bhalotia College, Economics graduate.[1]
ProfessionSocial worker &
politician.[1]
CommitteesMember of several committees

Bansa Gopal Chowdhury is an Indian politician and was the member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India who represents the Asansol constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1]

Early life and education

Bansa Chowdhury was born in Raniganj, West Bengal. He did his graduation from Triveni Devi Bhalotia College in Raniganj. Chowdhury was a social worker prior to becoming a politician.[1]

Political career

Bansa Chowdhury, prior to contesting for Lok Sabha elections, was also a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and was also a Cabinet Minister in the West Bengal government. Chowdhury was also an elected parliamentarian from the same constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He is currently a member of CPI(M) West Bengal State Committee and the Secretary of CITU Paschim Bardhaman District Committee.

Posts held

# From To Position
01 1987 2005 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
02 1996 2005 Cabinet Minister, West Bengal
03 2005 2009 Member, 14th Lok Sabha
04 2005 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
05 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
06 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Industry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.