Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






CHOUDHURY, SHRI A.B.A.GHANI KHAN
CONGRESS (I) - MALDA (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name: Late Shri Khan Bahadur H.B. Khan Choudhury Date of Birth: 1 November 1927 Place of Birth: Malda in Distt. Malda (West Bengal) Marital Status: Unmarried Educational Qualifications :
B.A., Bar-at-Law Educated at Calcutta University (West Bengal), London and Geneva Profession :
Political Worker Permanent Address :
Vill. Arapur, P.O. Kotwali, Distt. Malda (West Bengal) Tel. (03512) 662244 Positions Held :
1952,1967,1969,Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1971 and 1972 1971, 1972-77Minister, West Bengal 1978-80President, P.C.C. (I), West Bengal 1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) Jan. 1980-Union Minister, Energy with additional charge of June 1980Deptt. of Coal Jan. 1980-Union Minister, Energy with additional charge of Sept.1982Irrigation Sept. 1982-Union Minister, Railways Dec.1984 1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) Sept.1985-Union Minister, Programme Implementation May 1987 1985General Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I) 1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time Social and Cultural Activities :
Rural development Countries Visited :
Denmark, France, Netherlands and U.S.A.; Member, Indian Delegation to UN, 1972 in connection with admission of Bangladesh to the world body and again in 1976 in connection with Farakka Water Dispute Election Result :
Malda Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate10,13,006 Total votes polled 8,76,253 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (I.N.C.)4,17,427 (2) Shri Sailen Sarkar [C.P.I.(M)]3,27,605 (3) Shri Binay Sarkar (B.J.P.) 89,255 (4) Shri Basu Sant Kumar (Ind.) 6,657