Bansa Gopal Chowdhury

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Bansa Gopal Chowdhury

Member of the Indian Parliament for Asansol
In office 2005–2014
Preceded by	Bikash Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Babul Supriyo
Constituency	Asansol^[1]
MLA
In office 1987–2005
Preceded by	Haradhan Roy
Succeeded by	Haradhan Jha
Constituency	Raniganj

Personal details
Born	(1960-01-12) 12 January 1960 (age 64).^[1] Raniganj, West Bengal
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[1]
Spouse	Mrs. Shantana Chowdhury
Children	2 sons
Parent(s)	Mr. Satyapada Chowdhury (Father), Mrs. Kalyani Chowdhury (Mother)
Residence	Raniganj & New Delhi.^[1]
Alma mater	Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Economics graduate.^[1]
Profession	Social worker & politician.^[1]
Committees	Member of several committees

Bansa Gopal Chowdhury is an Indian politician and was the member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India who represents the Asansol constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.^[1]

Early life and education

Bansa Chowdhury was born in Raniganj, West Bengal. He did his graduation from Triveni Devi Bhalotia College in Raniganj. Chowdhury was a social worker prior to becoming a politician.^[1]

Political career

Bansa Chowdhury, prior to contesting for Lok Sabha elections, was also a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and was also a Cabinet Minister in the West Bengal government. Chowdhury was also an elected parliamentarian from the same constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India.^[1] He is currently a member of CPI(M) West Bengal State Committee and the Secretary of CITU Paschim Bardhaman District Committee.

Posts held

#	From	To	Position
01	1987	2005	Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
02	1996	2005	Cabinet Minister, West Bengal
03	2005	2009	Member, 14th Lok Sabha
04	2005	2009	Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
05	2009	2014	Member, 15th Lok Sabha
06	2009	2014	Member, Committee on Industry

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha from West Bengal

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