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'''Bibha Gosh Goswami''' represented [[Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nabadwip]], [[West Bengal]] (a constituency reserved for scheduled castes) in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th [[Lok Sabha]]. She is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Bibha Gosh was on born on 12 January 1934, in Hidia Village, East Bengal (now [[Bangladesh]]) to parents Banamali Goswami and Smt. Sudhamani.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2088.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|website=164.100.47.194|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> She is a member of a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled caste]]. She attended M.S.T.P. Girls High School in [[Jessore District|Jessore]] and [[Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya]] in Calcutta. She went to college at [[Lady Brabourne College|Lady Brabourne]] (Calcutta, [[Krishnagar Government College]], and University Teachers Training Institute (Calcutta).<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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=== Lok Sabha ===<br />
Bibha Gosh Goswami served in the [[5th Lok Sabha|fifth Lok Sabha]] from 1971–77, the [[6th Lok Sabha|sixth Lok Sabha]] from 1977-1979, the [[7th Lok Sabha|seventh Lok Sabha]] from 1980-1984 and the [[8th Lok Sabha|eighth Lok Sabha]]. During her time in the Lok Subha, she was also on the Consultative Committee on Ministry of Education, Social Welfare and Culture from 1977-1984 and on the Joint Committee on Hindu Marriage Act (Amendment) in 1981.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 1983 she introduced Bill 81 which was to provide for equal pay for women and men, which was promised by the constitution but Bibha Gosh stated that it was not followed through. The bill was passed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&q=bibha+ghosh+goswami&pg=PA55|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|last=Chopra|first=Joginder Kumar|date=1993-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170995135|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 1985 Bibha introduced Bill 37 to provide for the Welfare of Women employed in industries to provide them with resources. The Bill lapsed.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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She was also involved in the Commission on [[Sati (practice)|Sati]] Prevention Act. 1987. Where most of her focus was on reframing the idea that Sati could be voluntary.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RolWJg5eVcC&q=bibha+ghosh+goswami&pg=PA229|title=Minimum Sentencing for Offences in India: Law and Policy|last=Sharma|first=Mahendra K.|date=1996|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|isbn=9788171008407|language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Associations and Offices ===<br />
She is the president of the West Bengal Democratic Women's Association, Nadia District since 1972. She served as the Vice-President from 1974-79. She has also been on the executive committee of [[All India Democratic Women's Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aidwaonline.org/post/profile-of-delegates-of-9th-aidwa-conference|title=AIDWA - PROFILE OF DELEGATES OF 9th AIDWA CONFERENCE|last=Kabira|website=aidwaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729192223/http://aidwaonline.org/post/profile-of-delegates-of-9th-aidwa-conference|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> since 1981. Bibha Ghosh Goswami has held various offices in the [[All Bengal Teachers Association|All Bengal Teachers' Association]] since 1960 and was on the West Bengal State Welfare Advisory Committee from 1977-1982.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Her hobbies include education and history and she particularly enjoys the music of [[Rabindra Sangeet|Ravindra Sangeet]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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