Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BASU, SHRI ANIL
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)- ARAMBAGH (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri Sudhir Basu
Date of Birth 7 November 1945
Place of Birth Hooghly (West Bengal)
Marital Status Married on 19 June 1981
Spouse's Name Smt. Sabita Basu
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
Graduate
Profession
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
P.O. Khanakul, Distt. Hooghly-712406
(West Bengal)
Tel. (03211) 66213
Present Address
26, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3794885
Positions Held
1978-88 Sahakari Sabhadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Hooghly,
West Bengal
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1986-87 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Select Committee on Indian Medical Council
(Amendment), Bill
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1990 Member, Joint Committee on Salary and Allowances of
Members of Parliament
1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1994-95 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
Member, Committee on Energy
Member, Joint Committee on Salary and Allowances
of Members of Parliament
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Energy
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Social and Cultural Activities
Promotion of education, relief and rescue operation for flood
victims, setting up cultural centres like Rabindra Bhawan,
Vidya Sagar Complex, etc.; protection of environment, rural
development; President, (i) Governing Body, Raja Ram Mohan Roy
College;(ii) Arambagh Girls' College; and Member, Executive
Committee, Red Cross Society, District Hoogly
Special Interests
Organising poor peasants and the agricultural labour of
unorganised sector
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, games and sports, wildlife, environment and rural
development
Sports and Clubs
Associated with many sports clubs and associations in Hooghly
district
Countries Visited
Hong Kong, Japan and U.K.; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary
Delegation to Canada; and (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation
to 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998
Election Result of
Arambagh Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,16,151
Total votes polled 9,40,359
Votes polled in favour of the first three leading candidates
(1) Shri Anil Basu [C.P.I.(M)] 5,21,507
(2) Shri Chunilal Chakraborty (B.J.P.) 3,34,207
(3) Shri Provat Kiran Chakrabarti (I.N.C.) 73,105
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