| Office | Minister of State for Industry |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Refugee and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal |
| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Office | Member of Parliament |
| Office | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term start | 12 August 1977 |
| Term end | 1979
|
| Born | 22 April 1925 |
| Born | Kalicharanpur, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 January 1994
|
| Political party | Janata Party
|
Abha Maiti (born 22 April 1925) is a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977[1] to 1979.
Early life
She was educated at Bethune College.Template:Cn
Career
She was born in 1925 to Ahalya and Nikunja Behari Maiti, a politician. She obtained B.A. and LL.B. degrees from University of Calcutta.
She was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1951 and from Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1962, 1967 and 1969.[2] Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[3]
She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on the Janata Party ticket.
References
- ↑ 12 August 1977, Forty Years Ago: Lyricist Dead. The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ Statistical Reports of Elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000: The Challenge Ahead{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SAGE Publications India(2005). ISBN 9788132101789
External links
Template:First to Tenth Lok Sabha, West Bengal
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