Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri N.C. Chatterjee
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Binapani Debi
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Date of Birth
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25.07.1929
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Place of Birth
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Tezpur (Assam)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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07 Feb 1950
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Renu Chatterjee
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Cantab), Bar-at-Law
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta; Cambridge University and
Middle Temple (U.K.)
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Profession
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Advocate
Trade Unionist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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(i) P-514, Raja Basanta Roy Road,
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Kolkata- 700 029
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Tels. (033)464-4321,466-2203,464-6666
Fax: (033) 4662900
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(ii) Office Address (Kolkata)
Office of Hon`ble Speaker Lok Sabha
Raj Bhawan Annexe,
Kolkata – 700 062
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Tels. (033) 22000160, 22000162,
Fax: (033) 22000161
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Present Address |
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Office Address (Delhi) – 17, Parliament House,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23017795, 23017914, 23792927
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Residential Address – 20, Akbar Road,
New Delhi – 110 011
Tels. (011) 23014011, 23014022
Fax: 23016212
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Tels. (011) 23014011, 23014022
Fax: 23016212
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Position Held |
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1968 onwards
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Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [C.P.I.(M)]
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1971
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Elected to 5th Lok Sabha
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Member, Joint Committee on Amendment of Election Laws
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1971-77
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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1977
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Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1977-79
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Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Member, Joint Select Committee on Prasar Bharati Bill
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law, Justice and
Company Affairs
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1980
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Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1980-84
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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1985
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Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1986-89
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Member, Rules Committee
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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Member, Joint Committee on Lok Pal Bill
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Member, Joint Committee on Prasar Bharati Bill
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1987
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Member, State Committee, [C.P.I.(M)], West Bengal
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1989 -2004
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Leader, [C.P.I.(M)] Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1990
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Member, Committee to Review Lok Sabha Secretariat Rules, 1955
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1990-91
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Chairman, Committee of Privileges
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1991-93
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Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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1993-96
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Chairman, Committee on Railways
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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1996-97
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Chairman, Committee on Communications
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (8th term)
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Member, Central Committee, CPI(M)
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1998-99
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Chairman, Committee on Communications
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (9th term)
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Leader, C.P.I. (M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Chairman, Committee on Communications
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Member, Business Advisory Committee
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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2002-2004
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Chairman, Committee on Information Technology (two terms)
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 10th term)
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4 June 2004 onwards
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Speaker, Lok Sabha
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Positions held as Speaker
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Chairman, (i) Business Advisory Committee; (ii) Rules Committee; (iii) General Purposes Committee (iv) Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex and (iv) Standing Committee of the Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India
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President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group; (ii) National Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union; and (iii) India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA); Acting Chairman, Executive Committee, Asia Region of CPA (till 7 September 2004); Regional Representative Asia Region to the CPA, Executive Committee (till 7 September 2004); Chairman, Executive Committee, India Region of CPA (7 September 2004 onwards); Regional Representative, India Region, to the CPA Executive Committee (7 September 2004 -9 September 2005), Vice-President, CPA (9 September 2005 to 8 September, 2006); President, CPA (9 September, 2006 onwards)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Collection of Speeches delivered in Fifth and Sixth Lok Sabhas; contributed articles in leading journals and
publications including Lok Sabha publications; contributed artilcles in “25 years of Parliament” and “50 years of Parliament” (L.S.S. Publications)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Connected with various educational, cultural and professional institutions and trade unions
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Special Interests
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Law and civil liberties; industries and problems relating to education
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Gardening, reading and watching sports events
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, Executive Committee, Mohan Bagan Athletic Club; Member, (i) Lake Club; (ii)
Calcutta Club; (iii) Bengal Club; (iv) Bhowanipore Club; (v) Cricket Association of Bengal,
Calcutta; (vi) India International Centre; (vii) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Chairman,
(i) Bengal Table Tennis Association; and (ii) Life Saving Society, Calcutta
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) C.P.A. Conference, Fiji, 1983;
(ii) European Union countries and the European Parliament, 1988; (iii) I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, 1992;
(iv) Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the UN, New York, 1996 and (v) I.P.U. Conference, Beijing, 1996; led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Canada, 2004; (ii) 111th Assembly of the IPU in Geneva, 2004; (iii) Japan-October- November 2004, (iv) 112th Assembly of IPU, Manila, April 2005; (v) Trinidad and Tobago, May-June, 2005 and (vi) Turkey, June 2005 (vii) 51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Fiji Islands, 1-10 September 2005; (viii) 113th Assembly of IPU, Geneva, October, 2005; (ix) 18th Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference in Nairobi, January, 2006; (x) CPA Mid-year Ex Co Meeting, Isle of Man, 2006; (xi) attended 100th Anniversary of the Parliamentary Reforms in Finland at Helsinki, 1-4 June, 2006 during which he met the President, Prime Minister and Speaker of Edus Kunta; (xii) CPA/Wilton Park Conference, London, June, 2006 and (xiii) led an IPD to Germany in June, 2006 on the invitation of the President of Bundestag (Parliament); it was a bilateral visit during which he also visited Hannover and Berlin; (xiv) led an IPD to the People`s Republic of China from 3-8 July, 2006 during which the Indian Parliament signed its first MOU with its counterpart in China seeking to enhance Parliamentary exchange and cooperation; (xv) led an IPD to 52nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Abuja, Nigeria in September, 2006; and (xvi) led an IPD to Greece from 25 to 28 September, 2006; (xvii) led an IPD to Saudi Arabia from 9 to 13 February, 2007; (xviii) led an IPD to Vietnam from 25 to 27 March, 2007 and (xix) attended the CPA Executive Committee Meeting in Cyprus from 17 to 19 April, 2007.
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Other Information
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Senior Advocate, Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court; Senior Government Advocate, Calcutta High Court, 1969-70; has been Chairman/President/Member of various educational institutions, public sector organisations, trade unions, cultural, sports organisations and professional bodies as well as Parliamentary Committees; Chairman, (i) West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., from 1994 to 2004; (ii) West Bengal Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., Calcutta upto 1995; (iii) West Bengal Projects Ltd.; (iv) Pulver Ash Project Ltd.; (v) Mayurakshi Cotton Mills upto 1995; (vi) Rural Cancer Society; (vii) Bolpur Sub-divisional Hospital, Bolpur, Birbhum; (viii) Advisory Committee, K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital, Calcutta; (ix) Jadavpur Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (x) Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority; President, (i) Managing Committee of Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur Branch, Calcutta; (ii) Governing Body, Bolpur College, Bolpur, Birbhum; (iii) Governing Body, Basirhat College, Basirhat, 24 Parganas (North); (iv) Governing Body, Basantidevi College, Calcutta upto 1997; (v) Governing Body, Bengal Music College, Calcutta; (vi) High Court Employees Association, Calcutta till 1995; (vii) Central Government Forms Press Workers Union, Calcutta; (viii) Union Jute Staff Association, Calcutta; (ix) Biecco Lawrie Employees Union, Calcutta; (x) India Tobacco Workers Union, Calcutta; (xi) K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital Employees Union, Jadavpur, Calcutta; (xii) All India ITC Workers Federation; (xiii) National Federation of Printing Stationery Publication Employees Union, till 1999; (xiv) Chittaranjan Seva Sadan and Cancer Hospital Employees Union, Calcutta; (xv) Calcutta Mint Workers Union, Calcutta; (xvi) Coordination Committee of the Unions and Associations of Mint Workers, Calcutta; (xvii) Federation of NJMC Staff Associations; (xviii) Infusion (India) Workers Union, Calcutta;Member,(i) Senate, University of Calcutta, till 1999; (ii) Syndicate, University of Calcutta, till 1995; (iii) Court, Viswabharati, 1997 and 2000; (iv) Asiatic Society, Calcutta; (v) Supreme Court Bar Association; (vi) Bar Association of India; (vii) Indian Law Institute; (viii) Committee for Courses of Study in Law, University of Burdwan; (ix) Committee on the Reorganisation of Press Council set up by Government of India; (x) General Council, Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur; (xi) International Law Association; (xii) Advisory Council, Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Calcutta; (xiii) Steering Committee of the West Bengal Branch of the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights; (xiv) All India Civil Liberties Council; (xv) Democratic Lawyers Association; (xvi) Bar Association, Calcutta; (xvii) Bar Library, Calcutta; (xviii) Netaji Indoor Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (xix) Programme Advisory Committee, All India Radio, Calcutta, 1980; (xx) Select Committee on Companies Law Amendment Bill; (xxi) Select Committee on Direct Taxes Amendment Bill; (xxii) Select Committee on Constitution (32nd) Amendment Bill; (xxiii) Select Committee on Code of Criminal Procedure Bill; and (xxiv) Select Committee on Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill; Connected with various Trade Union Organisations;
(xxv)Conferred ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian’ Award, 1996 by Indian Parliamentary Group and honoured with “Congressional Medal of Achievement” by the House of Representatives of the Congress (Parliament) of Philippines, April, 2005; (xxvi) Conferred the Medal of Honour by the Hellenic Parliament of Greece in September 2006; Awarded Honourary Fellowship by Jesus College, Cambridge University, U.K. in December 2006; Conferred the Justice M.G. Ranade Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Parliamentary Democracy in February 2006
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Reference: Loksabha