Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
TOPDAR, SHRI TARIT BARAN
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)- BARRACKPORE (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri Pramodakanta Topdar
Date of Birth 5 March 1941
Place of Birth Netrokona, Distt. Mymensing
(Now in Bangladesh)
Marital Status Married on 30 May 1976
Spouse's Name Smt. Swapna Topdar
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry)
Educated at Vidyasagar College, University of
Calcutta, Calcutta (West Bengal)
Profession
Teacher and Educationist and Trade Unionist
Permanent Address
Barrackpore, P.O. Nona-Chandanpukur,
Distt. North 24-Parganas-700001
(West Bengal)
Tels. (033) 5600408, 5601444
Present Address
154, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3792167
Positions Held
1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
1989-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Science and Technology
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1991-94 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
1993-96 Member, Committee on Commerce
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Commerce
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Textiles
Social and Cultural Activities
Participated in the cultural movement through Indian People's
Theatres Association (I.P.T.A.), 1960-67; associated with the
activities of Indo-Soviet Cultural Society (I.S.C.U.S.), 1959-63;
relief works including those of flood; and setting up a Hospital
named 'Newton Cancer Centre' for research and cure for treatment
of cancer and making efforts to develop it as one of the leading
hospitals in eastern India
Sports and Clubs
Working as Joint General-Secretary, Friends of the Stadium at
Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Calcutta; promoting various disciplines
of sports including football, athletics and gymnastics; and
conducting training programmes for football, volleyball and table
tennis for juniors
Countries Visited
China, Hong Kong and U.K.
Other Information
Member, (i)High Power Committee on Handlooms since 1991; and
(ii)Sub-Committee on National Textiles Corporation, 1994-96
Election Result of
Barrackpore Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,25,177
Total votes polled 8,46,373
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Tarit Baran Topdar [C.P.I.(M)] 3,83,054
(2) Shri Tarun Adhikary (W.B.T.C.) 3,55,097
(3) Shri Lal Bahadur Singh (I.N.C.) 82,741
(4) Shri Parimal Kanti Ray (B.S.P) 7,059
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