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
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AllIndiaNews.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal 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
Election Result of Malda Lok Sabha Constituency