Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Panskura (West Bengal )
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Party Name :
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All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Dwija Pada Sarkar
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Basanti Bala Sarkar
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Date of Birth
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07.04.1939
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Place of Birth
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Jiaganj, Distt. Murshidabad (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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10 Feb 1964
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sibani Sarkar
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., LL.B, Ph.D, Diploma in Developmental Studies,
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) and Cambridge
University, Cambridge (U.K.)
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Profession
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Civil Servant
Advocate, Consultant, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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AD-301, Sector-I, Salt Lake City,
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Kolkata- 700064 (West Bengal)
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Tele Fax: 334-9444
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Present Address |
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127, North Avenue,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23363174
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Position Held |
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Finance
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
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2000
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (elected in bye-election)
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Book Published
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Land Reforms in India`(Legal aspects of land reforms measures)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Visiting Professor, School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
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Special Interests
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Management Consultancy in port management; management studies and laws
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Listening to Indian classical and Western music, writing and reading books, especially on
management, environment, ecology and development economics
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, (i) Bengal Club, Russel Street, Calcutta; and (ii) Calcutta Club, Calcutta
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (15 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 101st Inter-
Parliamentary Union Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 1999
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Other Information
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Chairman, Calcutta Port Trust; 1993-97; Indian Police Service (I.P.S.), 1963-64 and Indian
Administrative Service (I.A.S), 1964-97; worked in various capacities such as District
Collector; Development Commissioner; and Principal Secretary, (i) Commerce; and (ii)
Industries, West Bengal; Joint-Secretary, (i) Ministry of Home Affairs; and (ii) Ministry of Welfare;
practising as an advocate in Calcutta High Court since July 1997; Life Member, (i) Indian Law
Institute; and (ii) Indian Parliamentary Group; Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of
Management (I.I.M.), Calcutta
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Reference: Loksabha