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Father's Name
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Late Shri Abu Hyat Khan Chowdhury
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Saleha Khatoon
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Date of Birth
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12 Jan 1941
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Place of Birth
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Sah Jalapur, Maldaha (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Ruth Khan Choudhury
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Graduate (Degree in Industrial Psychology) Educated at Northampton College of Technology, England and University of Guleph, Ontario, Canada
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Profession
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Industrialist
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Permanent Address
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Vill. - Sah Jalalpur,P.S. - English Bazar,
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Distt. - Malda, West Bengal-732144
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Tel : (03512) 283593, 09868180995 (M)
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Present Address
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22, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Road,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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Tel : (011) 23329522, 09868180995 (M) Telefax :(011) 23329521
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Positions Held
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1996-2006
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Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Two Terms)
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Member, Subject Committee of Enviornment and Co-operation, Govt. of West Bengal
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2001-06
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Deputy Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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19 Sept. 2006
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election
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2006
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Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development
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Member, Dargah Committee, Dargah Khwaja Saheb, Ajmer
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Executive Member, Pradesh Congress Committee, West Bengal
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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Aug. 2008
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District President, Malda District Congress Committee
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
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23 Sept. 2009
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
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May 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Solving the problem of drinking water and getting people arsenic free water, providing assistance to people suffering from tuberculosis through an NGO called North Bengal Welfare
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Special Interests
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Ensure the development of Malda; trying to set up good educational institutions and other industries so that people can get good education and get employment
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books on social pyschology and sufism
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Sports and Clubs
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Swimming; Member, Swimming Club, Kolkata
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Countries Visited
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Canada, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Founder(i) Arrow Footwear, 1978; (ii) Anusandhan Packaging Pvt. Ltd., 1982; and (iii) Swiss Bakedwell Biscuits, 2001-2007; DirectorOriental Bank of Commerce, Nov. 97-Nov. 99;Member, Jamia Millia Islamia University Court
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