Know your Politician 
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| Constituency   : | Krishnanagar(West Bengal                                                 ) |  
| Party Name : | All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) |  
| Email Address : | [email protected] |  |  | 
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| Father’s Name | Late Dr. Gajendra Chandrapal |  
| Mother’s Name | Smt. Mira Pal |  
| Date of Birth | 29.09.1958 |  
| Place of Birth | Chander Nagore, Distt. Hooghly (W.B.) |  
| Marital Status | Married |  
| Date of Marriage | 16 Jan 1985 |  
| Spouse’s Name | Smt. Nandini Paul |  
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| No.of Daughters | 1 |  
| Educational Qualifications | B.Sc.(Bio Science) Educated at Burdwan University, West Bengal
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| Profession | Film Artist 
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| Permanent Address | 
| Shapphire Court, 74 Golf Club Road, |  
| Kolkata-700 033, West Bengal |  
| Tels.(033) 24223232,  09433003232, 09013180060 (M) |  |  
| Present Address | 
| 85, South Avenue, |  
| New Delhi – 110011 |  
| Tels. 9013180060  (M) |  |  
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| 2001-09 | Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (two terms) |  |  
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|  | Chairman, Standing Committee for Information & Culture, Youth and Sports, West Bengal Legislative Assembly |  |  
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| 2009 | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha |  |  
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| 31 Aug. 2009 | Member, Committee on Human Resource Development, Lok Sabha |  |  
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|  | Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers |  |  
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| 23 Sep. 2009 | Member, Rules Committee |  |  
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| 24 Dec. 2009 | Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Lok Sabha |  |  
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|  | Member, Committee on Information and Broadcasting |  |  
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| 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |  |  | 
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| Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |  
| Started professional career in 1979 as a film artist in a Bengali film; completed more than 400 films in Bengali, Hindi & Oriya;  awarded B.F.J.A. Filmfare Award, Uttam Kumar Award, Pranotesh Barua Award and many more;  H.M.V. has launched music album, Film Uttara has been Internationally acknowledged by various award |  
| Social And Cultural Activities |  
| Actively taken part in Thalassemia and blood donation camps;  Looked after Old Age Home and Orphange Home;  and Taken part in fund raising for relief cause in West Bengal & Others |  
| Special Interests |  
| Acting, sports,  music and social work |  
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |  
| Watching movies, reading books, listening music and attending various social functions |  
| Sports and Clubs |  
| Loved playing hockey, football and golf; Played hockey for Chandernagore Boys Sporting Club; and President, Atlanta Club in Golf Club, West Bengal; Member,   (i)Kolkatta Golf Club; (ii) Prinston Club; and Honorary Member,  Lions Club, Kolkata |  
| Countries Visited |  
| France, Bangkok, Italy, Singapore, U.K., and  U.S.A. |  
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Reference:  Loksabha