Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PANJA, SHRI AJIT KUMAR
[WEST BENGAL TRINAMOOL CONGRESS - CALCUTTA NORTH EAST (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Dr. Dhanapati Panja Date of Birth 13 September 1936 Place of Birth Calcutta (West Bengal) Marital Status Widower (Married on 11 August 1960) Spouse's Name Late Prof. Jaya Panja Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A., Bar-at-Law Educated at Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal), Lincoln's Inn, London (U.K.) Profession Lawyer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 250, Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta-700006 (West Bengal) Tels. (033) 2412525, 2411525 Fax. 2310199 Present Address 17, Windsor Place, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3782057 Fax (011) 3782436 Positions Held 1971,1972-77 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly and 1982-85 1971-72 Cabinet Minister, Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs (IndiaPress), West Bengal 1972-77 Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Planning and Water Supply, Calcutta Corporation, Municipal Affairs and Forests Development, West Bengal Chairman, Jhargram Development Board 1973 Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) onwards 1977 President, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.) (I), North Calcutta, West Bengal 1980-81 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.)(I), West Bengal 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1985-86 Union Minister of State, Planning 1986 Union Minister of State, Food and Civil Supplies 1986-88 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) 1988-89 Union Minister of State, Finance 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1990 Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance 1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Informal Consultative Committee, Railway Zone 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1991-93 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) 1993-95 Union Minister of State, Coal (Independent Charge) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Energy Member, Business Advisory Committee 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) Chief Whip, West Bengal Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party 1998-99 Member, Committee on Industry Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment 1999 Chairman, West Bengal Trinamool Congress Books Published (i) Encephalitis Attack in West Bengal; (ii) CPM Gun Shoot to Kill (English and Bengali); (iii) Ganatantra Hatya (Bengali); (iv) Siksha Khethre Nairajya (Bengali); (v) Sansad Bichitra (Bengali); (vi) PM (Sh. V.P. Singh) Challenged to Prove Charges (English); (vii) Dunkel Agreement (Bengali); (viii)Unemployment Problems in India How to solve it(Bengali); (ix) Era of Excellence of Narasimha Rao Government 4th Year- Major Achievements and Decisions (English, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali); and (x)Mining Medicines Hand Book for Health Workers and Mine Workers Social and Cultural Activities Engaged in social work for the poor, needy and physically handicapped; connected with several social organisations for the welfare of minority communities, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and the downtrodden Special Interests Reading story books for children, singing and writing Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, listening to music, gardening and Singing Sports and Clubs Member (i) Mohan Bagan Club; (ii) Calcutta Club; (iii) East Bengal Club; and (iv) Aiykya Saminilani Football Club Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, PM's Delegation to Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Thailand, October 1986; Leader, (i) Delegation to Bhutan, November, 1986; (ii) Delegation to International Film Festival at Mauritius and Moscow, 1987 and July 1991; (iii) Delegation to Information Ministers of SAARC Countries Conference at Harare, June, 1987; (iv) Delegation to Burma and Thailand in July 1988; (v) Delegation to the Film Segment of the Festival of India, Berlin, 1991; (vi) Parliamentary Delegation to U.K., France and Germany to evaluate the Parliamentary Broadcasting System in Parliament House, June 1992; (vii) Delegation to Germany in September, 1993; and (viii) High Power Delegation for establishing bilateral relations in the field of Coal Industries, China, 1994 Other Information Member, Supreme Court Bar Association and High Court Bar Association
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com FreedomIndia.comTotal electorate 9,10,738 Total votes polled 6,68,942 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Ajit Kumar Panja (W.B.T.C.) 3,10,361 (2) Shri Prasanta Chatterjee [C.P.I.(M)]2,45,489 (3) Shri Sadhan Pande (I.N.C.) 94,024 (4) Shri Ajit Das (Ind.) 1,986
Election Result of Calcutta North East Lok Sabha Constituency