Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Monghyr (Bihar )
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Party Name :
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Samata Party(Samata Party)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Surya Narain Das
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Date of Birth
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14.01.1947
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Place of Birth
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Jhawa, Bahiyar, Distt. Monghyr (Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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19 Dec 1977
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Kiran Kumari Mandal
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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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Intermediate
Educated at Parbatta College, Bhagalpur University, Parbatta (Bihar)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Garden Bazar, Monger,
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Bihar
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Present Address |
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14-C, Ferozeshah Road,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23711614
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Position Held |
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1964-65
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Member, Communist Party of India (C.P.I.)
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1966
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Secretary, C.P.I., Bariapur
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1969-71
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Secretary, Jamalpur Local Committee
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1970 onwards
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Member, C.P.I., State Council, Bihar
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-96
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource
Development
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1992-94
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Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Human Resource
Development
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1994-96
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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1996
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Member, National Executive, Samata Party
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Chief Whip, Samata Party, Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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1998-99
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Secretary General, Samata Party, Bihar; All India Secretary General,
Samata Party
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Deputy Chief Whip, Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Finance
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Member, Joint Committee on Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Book Published
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“Monghyr Ka Vikas aur Ganga Pul” and booklets on “Monghyr Vikas Aur Sangharsh
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Special Interests
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Philosophy and Political Science
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Football, chess, carrom and swimming
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Countries Visited
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Erstwhile U.S.S.R.
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Other Information
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Led the “Bekari Ke Sawal Par Andolan” in 1969 and was jailed; also led Bhoomi Mukti
Andolan, 1970-71; struggled for social causes and suffered imprisonment; Secretary, Bihar Rajya
Kisan Sabha, 1990-95; Patron, Monghyr Zila Vikas Sangharsh Samiti, 1994; led the agitation
against “Taufir Kand” in which nine persons were killed and four hundred houses were burnt in
1986 and succeeded in convicting the guilty through a special court; led the agitation against
“Tirasi Hatya Kand” in which five persons were kidnapped and murdered in 1990 and helped in
the arrest of guilty persons; led the agitation in protest against transfer of 4,500 labourers of
Jamalpur workshop and succeeded in restoring their transfer for renovation of Jamalpur workshop;
was on hunger strike for 14 days for the construction of Ganga bridge in Oct.-Nov. 1994; Vice
President, Jagriti (a social organisation), Monghyr since 1995; organised a massive
demonstration in November, 1992 in Monghyr against the police-criminal nexus; President,
Passengers Amenities Committee, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India,
1998-99
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Reference: Loksabha