Bansa Gopal Chowdhury is an Indian politician and was the member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India who represented the Asansol lok sabha constituency in West Bengal and is a former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1][2]
Bansa Gopal Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Asansol | |
| In office 2005–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bikash Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Babul Supriyo |
| Constituency | Asansol[1] |
| MLA | |
| In office 1987–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Haradhan Roy |
| Succeeded by | Haradhan Jha |
| Constituency | Raniganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1960.[1] |
| Party | Expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] |
| Spouse | Mrs. Shantana Chowdhury |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Mr. Satyapada Chowdhury (Father), Mrs. Kalyani Chowdhury (Mother) |
| Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Economics graduate.[1] | |
| Profession | Social worker & politician.[1] |
| Committees | Member of several committees |
Early life and education
editBansa 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.[1]
Political career
editBansa 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 West Bengal government.[3] Chowdhury was also an elected parliamentarian from the same constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He is a former member of CPI(M) West Bengal State Committee and the Secretary of CITU Paschim Bardhaman District Committee. Chowdhury also served as the Chairman of Asansol Durgapur Development Authority till 2011.[4]
Controversy
editOn 20 April 2025, Smt. Ratna Das, former councillor of Jiaganj Azimganj Municipality alleged in social networking site that Bansa Gopal Chowdhury sent her obscene messages on WhatsApp. Das told that Mr. Chowdhury used to send her obscene messages on Messenger late at night.[5] She prayed justice to the higher officials of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[6] However Chowdhury denied the allegation.[5][7] Finally the State Committee of CPI(M), West Bengal expelled him for the issue.[8][9]
Posts held
edit| # | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1987 | 2005 | Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| 02 | 1996 | 2005 | Cabinet Minister, West Bengal |
| 03 | 2005 | 2009 | Member, 14th Lok Sabha |
| 04 | 2005 | 2009 | Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel |
| 05 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, 15th Lok Sabha |
| 06 | 2009 | 2014 | Member, Committee on Industry |
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "The RSS started entering our spaces in the name of 'religious celebrations': Bansa Gopal Chowdhury". SabrangIndia. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "জ্যোতি বসু বলেছিলেন, বুদ্ধদেব তোমাকে গাইড করবেন". Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "দলের বিরুদ্ধে সরব বহিষ্কৃত বংশগোপাল". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- 1 2 Superadmin. "বংশের চরিত্র নিয়ে প্রশ্ন পোস্ট মহিলাদের". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Bansa Gopal Choudhury: মহিলা কমরেডকে চূড়ান্ত অশ্লীল ইঙ্গিত! গুরুতর অভিযোগের মুখে সিপিএম নেতা বংশগোপাল চৌধুরী". 20 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "প্রাক্তন সিপিএম সাংসদ বংশকে নিয়ে বিতর্ক". Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "CPM expels ex-MP Bansagopal Chowdhury over 'obscene' WhatsApp messages sent to party colleague". The Indian Express. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ আনন্দবাজার ডট কম সংবাদদাতা. "বংশগোপালকে বহিষ্কার করল সিপিএম, মুর্শিদাবাদের মহিলা নেত্রীর অভিযোগের ভিত্তিতে কঠোর সিদ্ধান্ত আলিমুদ্দিনের" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.