Sudip Bandyopadhyay

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Sudip Bandyopadhyay Biography

Businessperson by profession, Sudip Bandyopadhyay was born on 10th December 1952 in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. He is currently a Member of Parliament of India. Bandyopadhyay remained a member of the Lok Sabha for five terms, serving in the 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas. He represents the Kolkata Uttar constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Trinamool Congress political party. He got married to Nanya, who is an MLA from Chowranghee constituency. He started his political career during the 1980s. He has been a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly for four terms and Member of Parliament for three terms. He held several posts during his political career. He is also a Leader of Party in the Lok Sabha. Bandyopadhyay had tendered his resignation twice from West Bengal Legislative Assembly to contest for Lok Sabha elections.

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Sudip Bandyopadhyay Personal Life

Full Name	Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Date of Birth	10 Dec 1952 (Age 73)
Place of Birth	Berhampore, Distt. Murshidabad (West Bengal)
Party Name	All India Trinamool Congress
Education	Graduate
Profession	Social Worker
Father's Name	Late Bisweswar Bandyopadhyay
Mother's Name	Jyotsna Bandyopadhyay
Spouse's Name	Nayna Bandyopadhyay
Spouse's Profession	MLA
Religion	Hindu
Caste	General
Website	NA

Sudip Bandyopadhyay Net Worth

Net Worth

₹6.12 CRORE

ASSETS

₹6.12 CRORE

Liabilities

N/A

Education Qualification of Sudip Bandyopadhyay

On the education front, he has completed his studies at Krishnanath College in Baharampur and attained B.Sc degree.

Interesting Facts about Sudip Bandyopadhyay

He loves reading national and international magazines. He has an immense love for pets, thus he spends his leisure time with pets. He has been actively working for the development and renovation of river Ganga in the city of Kolkata to make Ganga free of pollution.

Political Timeline of Sudip Bandyopadhyay

• 2019 - Incumebent: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha for the 5th consecutive term.
• 2018 - 2019: He became Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva-Bharati.
• 2016 : He became Chairperson, Standing Committee on Railways
• 2015 : He was appointed as Member, General Purposes Committee.
• 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Kolkata Uttar. He defeated Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP. Later he became Member, Business Advisory Committee; Member, Public Accounts Committee; Standing Committee on Finance; Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex.
• 2011 : Leader, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. And Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare (July 2011 - 22 Sept. 2012).
• 2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Kolkata Uttar. Later he became Member, Standing Committee on Finance. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence.
• 2006 : Sudip Bandyopadhyay again contested West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections and elected from Bow Bazar.
• 2004 : He did not contest Loksabha election. AITC candidate Subrata Mukherjee won. Interestingly Two independent candidates named as 'Sudip Bandyopadhyay' got around 85,000 votes.
• 2000 : Member, Committee on Public Undertakings till 2001. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways till 2004.
• 1999 : Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Kolkata Uttar. He became Member, Committee of Privileges. Chief Whip, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. Member, Standing Committee on Finance. Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare. Member, Committee on Public Undertakings. Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf Board.
• 1998 : He was elected to 12th Lok Sabha from Calcutta North West as TMC MP. Later he became Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Member, Business Advisory Committee. Member, Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development. Member, Standing Committee on Communications. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways.
• 1998 : He resigned from Indian National Congress and Assembly Membership in 1998 on moral grounds and subsequently played a vital role as a Founder Member of All India Trinamool Congress,(A.I.T.C.) along with Mamata Banerjee.
• 1996 : He successfully contested assembly election from Bow Bazar seat.
• 1991 : He was re-elected to West Bengal Assembly from Bow Bazar constituency. He defeated Jyotilak Guharoy of Janta Dal.
• 1987 : He was elected to West Bengal Assembly from Bow Bazar constituency.
• 1982 : Sudip Bandyopadhyay started his career in politics with Congress Party.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay Achievements

He resigned from Indian National Congress and Assembly Membership in 1998 on moral grounds and subsequently contested for Lok Sabha seat as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He is the Founder Member of All India Trinamool Congress,(A.I.T.C.). He was the former President of West Bengal Youth Congress. He is the General Secretary of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. He is also the Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress (A.I.T.C.).

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