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|name = Bansa Gopal Chowdhury<br />
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[Indian Parliament]] <br /> for [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]]<br />
| term = 2005–2014<br />
| predecessor = [[Bikash Chowdhury]]<br />
| successor = [[Babul Supriyo]]<br />
| constituency = [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]], West Bengal<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| term2 = 1987–2005<br />
| predecessor2 = Haradhan Roy<br />
| successor2 = Haradhan Jha<br />
| constituency2 = [[Raniganj (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raniganj]]<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|01|12}}.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
|birth_place = [[Raniganj]], ([[West Bengal]]).<br />
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|parents = Mr. Satyapada Chowdhury (Father), <br />Mrs. Kalyani Chowdhury (Mother)<br />
|citizenship = India<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
|party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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|spouse = Mrs. Santwana Chowdhury<br />
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|children = 2 sons.<br />
|residence = [[Raniganj]] & New Delhi.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
|alma_mater = [[Triveni Devi Bhalotia College]], economics graduate.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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|profession = Social worker & <br />politician.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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''' Bansa Gopal Chowdhury ''' is an Indian politician and was the member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] of India who represents the [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]] constituency of [[West Bengal]] and is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] political party.<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher= Lok Sabha website|access-date= 1 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4208|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140417121928/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4208|archive-date= 17 April 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Bansa Chowdhury was born in [[Raniganj]], West Bengal. He did his graduation from [[Triveni Devi Bhalotia College]] in [[Raniganj]]. Chowdhury was a social worker prior to becoming a politician.<ref name=" Member Profile " /><br />
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==Political career==<br />
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Bansa Chowdhury, prior to contesting for [[Lok Sabha]] elections, was also a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] and was also a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal government]]. Chowdhury was also an elected parliamentarian from the same constituency in the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of India.<ref name=" Member Profile " /> He is currently a member of CPI(M) West Bengal State Committee and the Secretary of CITU Paschim Bardhaman District Committee.<br />
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==Posts held==<br />
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! # !! From !! To !! Position<br />
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| 01 || 1987 || 2005 || Member, [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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| 02 || 1996 || 2005 || Cabinet Minister, [[West Bengal]]<br />
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| 03 || 2005 || 2009 || Member, [[14th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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| 04 || 2005|| 2009 || Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel<br />
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| 05 || 2009 || 2014 || Member, [[15th Lok Sabha]]<br />
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| 06 || 2009 || 2014 || Member, Committee on Industry<br />
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|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Communism}}<br />
*[[14th Lok Sabha]]<br />
*[[15th Lok Sabha]]<br />
*[[Politics of India]]<br />
*[[Parliament of India]]<br />
*[[Government of India]]<br />
*[[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{15th LS members from West Bengal}}<br />
{{Eleventh to Fourteenth Lok Sabha, West Bengal}}<br />
{{West Bengal Legislative Assembly3}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 births]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:People from Paschim Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]<br />
[[Category:People from Asansol]]<br />
[[Category:Indian communists]]<br />
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