Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
CHATTERJEE, SHRI SOMNATH
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) - BOLPUR (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri N.C. Chatterjee Date of Birth 25 July 1929 Place of Birth Tezpur (Assam) Marital Status Married on 7 February 1950 Spouse's Name Smt. Renu Chatterjee Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A. (Cantab), Bar-at-law Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta; Cambridge University and Middle Temple (U.K.) Profession Advocate, Trade Unionist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address P-514, Raja Basanta Roy Road, Calcutta- 700029 (West Bengal) Tels. (033) 464-4321, 466-2203 Fax. 466-2900 Present Address 21, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3365036 Fax. (011) 3345305 Positions Held 1968 Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [C.P.I.(M)] onwards 1971 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha Member, Joint Committee on Amendment of Election Laws 1971-77 Member, Committee on Privileges Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1977-79 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Member, Joint Select Committee on Prasar Bharati Bill Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1980-84 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance Member, Committee on Privileges 1985 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1986-89 Member, Rules Committee Member, Committee on Privileges Member, Joint Committee on Lok Pal Bill Member, Joint Committee on Prasar Bharati Bill 1987 Member, State Committee, [C.P.I.(M)], West Bengal 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1990 Member,Committee to Review Lok Sabha Secretariat Rules,1955 1990-91 Chairman, Committee on Privileges Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1991-93 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1991-97 Leader, [C.P.I.(M)] in Lok Sabha 1993-96 Chairman, Committee on Railways 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (7th term) 1996-97 Chairman, Committee on Communications 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (8th term) Member, Central Committee, CPI(M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Communications Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs Books Published Contributed a chapter on Emergency and Parliament in 25 years of Parliament (Lok Sabha Secretariat Publication) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Collection of Speeches delivered in Fifth and Sixth Lok Sabha; contributed articles in leading journals, publications including Lok Sabha publications Social and Cultural Activities Connected with various educational, cultural and professional institutions and trade unions Special Interests Law and civil liberties; small scale industries and problems relating to education Favourite Pastime and Recreation Gardening, reading and watching sports events Sports and Clubs Member, Executive Committee, Mohan Bagan Athletic Club; Member, (i)Lake Club; (ii)Calcutta Club; (iii)Bengal Club; (iv)Bhowanipore Club; (v)Cricket Association of Bengal, Calcutta and (vi)India International Centre; Chairman, (i)Bengal Table Tennis Association; and (ii)Life Saving Society, Calcutta Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) C.P.A. Conference, Fiji, 1983; (ii) E.E.C. countries and European Parliament, 1988; (iii) I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, 1992; (iv) UNO to commemorate its Golden Jubilee, 1996; and (v) I.P.U. Conference, Beijing, 1996 Other Information Senior Advocate, Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court; Senior Government Advocate, Calcutta High Court, 1969-70; Chairman (i) West Bengal Industrial Corporation Ltd., 1994; (ii) West Bengal, Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. Calcutta; (iii) West Bengal, Project Ltd.; (iv) Pulver Ash Project Ltd.; (v) Mayurakshi Cotton Mills; (vi) Rural Cancer Society; (vii) Bolpur Subdivisional Hospital, Bolpur, Birbhum; (viii) Advisory Committee, K.S. Roy. T.B. Hospital Calcutta; (ix) Jadavpur Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (x) Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority; President (i) Managing Committee of Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur Branch, Calcutta; (ii) Governing Body, Bolpur College, Bolpur, Birbhum; (iii) Governing Body Basirhat College, Basirhat, 24 Parganas (North); (iv) Governing Body, Basantidevi College, Calcutta; upto 1997 (v) Governing Body, Bengal Music College, Calcutta; (vi) High Court Employees Association, Calcutta till 1995; (vii) Central Government Forms Press Workers Union, Calcutta; (viii) Union Jute Staff Asso- ciation, Calcutta; (ix) Biecco Lawrie Employees' Union, Calcutta; (x) India Tobacco workers' Union, Calcutta;(xi) K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital Employees' Union, Jadavpur, Calcutta; (xii) All India ITC Workers' Federation; (xiii) National Federation of Printing Stationery Publication Employees' Union; (xiv) Chittaranjan Seva Sadan and Cancer hospital Employees' Union, Calcutta; (xv) Calcutta Mint Workers' Union, Calcutta; (xvi) Coordination Committee of the Unions and Associations of Mint Workers, Calcutta; (xvii) Federation of NJMC Staff Associations; (xviii)Infusion (India) Workers Union, Calcutta; Member (i) Senate, University of Calcutta; (ii) Syndicate, University of Calcutta; till 1995 (iii) Court, Viswabharati; (iv) Asiatic Society, Calcutta; (v) Supreme Court Bar Association; (vi) Bar Association of India; (vii) Indian law Institute; (viii) Committee for Courses of Study in Law, University of Burdwan; (ix) Committee on the Reorganisation of Press Council set up by Government of India; (x) General Council, Mitra Institution Bhowanipur; (xi) International Law Association; (xii) Advisory Council, Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Calcutta; (xiii) Steering Committee of the West Bengal Branch of the Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights; (xiv) All India Civil Liberties Council; (xv) Democratic Lawyers' Association; (xvi) Bar Association, Calcutta; (xvii) Bar Library, Calcutta; (xviii) Netaji Indoor Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (xix) Programme Advisory Committee, All India Radio, Calcutta, 1980; (xx) Select Committee on Companies Law Amendment Bill; (xxi) Select Committee on Direct Taxes Amendment Bill; (xxii) Select Committee on Constitution (32nd) Amendment Bill; (xxiii) Select Committee on Code of Criminal Procedure Bill; and (xxiv) Select Committee on Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill; Connected with various Trade Union Organisations; Conferred, 'Outstanding Parliamentarian' Award, 1996; Chairman, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 10,22,735 Total votes polled 8,03,382 Votes polled in favour of the candidates (1) Shri Somnath Chatterjee [C.P.I.(M)] 4,70,645 (2) Shri Gour Hari Chandra (W.B.T.C.) 2,19,553 (3) Shri Suniti Chattaraj (I.N.C.) 1,00,091
Election Result of Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency