Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PAL, SHRI RUPCHAND
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)- HOOGHLY (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri Gangadhar Pal Date of Birth 2 December 1936 Place of Birth Hooghly (West Bengal) Marital Status Unmarried Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) Profession Former College Teacher, Educationist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Boral Lane, P.O. and Distt. Hooghly-712103 (West Bengal) Tel. (033) 802691 Present Address 106, North Avenue, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3792772 Positions Held 1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha 1980-84 Member, Committee on Official Languages 1980-84, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 1990-96 and Information and Broadcasting 1997-98 1982-84, Member, Committee on Estimates 1990-92 and 1993-94 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1993-96 Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub-Committee on National Media Policy 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1996-97 Chairman, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Commitee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Member, Select Committee, Broadcasting Bill, 1996 1997-98 Member, Committee on External Affairs 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) Chief Whip, CPI(M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1998-99 and Member, Committee on Public Accounts and its Sub-Committee 1999-2000 on Stationery and Printing Offices 1998-99 Member, Committee on Finance Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Provision of computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on Maintenance of computers and related activities Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Edited collection of writings on (i) Freedom Movement in the district of Hooghly; (ii) Peasant movement; (iii) Total literacy; and (iv) Health Education Programme Special Interests History of Freedom Struggle, peasant movement and working class movement in India; literacy programmes; folk culture; and literature Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing and social service Countries Visited Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegations to France, F.R.G., Switzerland, U.K. and former U.S.S.R., 1980; Mongolia, 1991; Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and U.N., 1998; (ii) Indian Delegation led by the then Vice-President of India, China, 1994; and (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the then Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha to Norway, 1997
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AllIndiaNews.com FreedomIndia.comTotal electorate 11,37,353 Total votes polled 9,43,670 Votes polled in favour of the candidates (1) Shri Rupchand Pal [C.P.I.(M)] 4,31,229 (2) Shri Tapan Dasgupta (W.B.T.C.) 4,25,113 (3) Smt. Ipsita Roy (I.N.C.) 76,120
Election Result of Hooghly Lok Sabha Constituency