Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Late Bholanath Banerjee
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Mother’s Name
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Late Sibani Banerjee
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Date of Birth
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04.01.1957
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Place of Birth
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Asansol, Burdwan (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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12 Aug 1983
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Chhabi Banerjee
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Com., LL.B
Educated at Bankura Samilani College, Bankura and Ranchi Law College, Ranchi, Jharkhand
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Profession
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Advocate
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Permanent Address |
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Ganga Darshan, 4, Raja K.L. Goswami Street,
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Serampore, Hoogly
West Bengal
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(033) 26627979
09013180097, 09432671301, 09830035733 (M)
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(ii) 37 C, Harish Chatterjee Street,
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Kolkata – 700026
West Bengal
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Tel. (033) 24546161
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Present Address |
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184, North Avenue,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. 9013180097 (M)
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Position Held |
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1991-1997
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Vice-President, West Bengal Youth Congress
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Chairman, Legal Cell, West Bengal Youth Congress
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1998
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General Secretary, West Bengal Trinamool Congress
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2001-2006
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Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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2007-09
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Vice-President, All India Trinamool Congress
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Chairman, Committee on Coal and Steel
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16 Sep. 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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04 Mar. 2011
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Member, JPC to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum
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2012-2014
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Member Subordinate Legislation, Ethics, Protocol
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Contributed towards the development of community and society through a plethora of legal initiatives,such as (i) Rizwanur Rahman Case; (ii) Nandigram Matter; (iii) Kolkata Book Fair Matter; (iv) Chhota Angaria Case; (v) Bhikari Paswan Case; (vi) Imposition of Sec-144 in Singur; and (vii) different land acquisition cases; made endeavours for various developmental works in Asansol during his tenure as MLA; the ambit of development extended to the upliftment of schools, spreading electricity, providing water supply, etc. and needful development work in minority dominated areas with regard to schools and burial grounds and involved in social activities in Sreerampur.
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Countries Visited
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U.K., U.S.A. (Representative of Parliamentary Team of United General Assembly, Oct. 2009) and Venezuela. 2011- England, Scotland, 2012- Switzerland and 28 Oct to 31 Oct 2013- Sole Representative of Indian Parliament for Participation of discussion of subject “Existing Minerals and Legislation” organised by World Commonwealth Parliament at Vieana, Austria.
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Other Information
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Advocate, Kolkata High Court since 1981; designated senior advocate, Kolkata High Court, 2004; and senior advocate of Group 1 of Central Government from 1998-2004. Practicing also at Supreme Court of India.
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Reference: Loksabha