Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
CHOUDHURY, SHRI A.B.A. GHANI KHAN
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - MALDA (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri Khan Bahadur H.B. Khan Choudhury
Date of Birth 1 November 1927
Place of Birth Malda (West Bengal)
Marital Status Unmarried
Educational Qualifications
B.A., Bar-at-Law
Educated at Calcutta University (West Bengal),
London and Geneva
Profession
Political Worker
Permanent Address
Vill. Arapur, P.O. Kotwali, Distt. Malda
(West Bengal)
Tel. (03512) 662244
Present Address
12, Akbar Road,
New Delhi - 110011
Tel. (011) 3016623
Positions Held
1952, 1967, Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (five terms)
1969, 1971
and 1972
1971 and Minister, West Bengal (two terms)
1972-77
1978-80 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C.(I)], West Bengal
1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1980-82 Union Cabinet Minister, Energy with additional
charge of Department of Coal and Irrigation
1982-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Railways
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1985-87 Union Minister, Programme Implementation
1985 General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee
(Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
Environment and Forests
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Water Resources
Social and Cultural Activities
Rural development
Countries Visited
Denmark, France, Netherlands and U.S.A.; Member, Indian Delegation
to UN, 1972 in connection with admission of Bangladesh to the
world body, and again in 1976 in connection with Farakka Water
Dispute
Election Result of
Malda Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,30,986
Total votes polled 8,46,069
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (I.N.C.) 3,53,117
(2) Shri Jiban Maitra [C.P.I(M)]3,04,035
(3) Shri Muzaffar Khan (B.J.P.) 1,69,260
(4) Shri Mahendra Nath Hasda (B.S.P.) 4,224
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