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Bansa Gopal Chowdhury

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Bansa Gopal Chowdhury
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Asansol
In office
2005–2014
Preceded byBikash Chowdhury
Succeeded byBabul Supriyo
ConstituencyAsansol[1]
MLA
In office
1987–2005
Preceded byHaradhan Roy
Succeeded byHaradhan Jha
ConstituencyRaniganj
Personal details
Born (1960-01-12) 12 January 1960 (age 65).[1]
Raniganj, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
Political partyExpelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]
SpouseMrs. Shantana Chowdhury
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Mr. Satyapada Chowdhury (Father),
Mrs. Kalyani Chowdhury (Mother)
ResidenceRaniganj & New Delhi.[1]
Alma materTriveni Devi Bhalotia College, Economics graduate.[1]
ProfessionSocial worker &
politician.[1]
CommitteesMember of several committees

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]

Early life and education

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Bansa 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

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Bansa 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

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On 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

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# 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "The RSS started entering our spaces in the name of 'religious celebrations': Bansa Gopal Chowdhury". SabrangIndia. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "জ্যোতি বসু বলেছিলেন, বুদ্ধদেব তোমাকে গাইড করবেন". Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  4. ^ "দলের বিরুদ্ধে সরব বহিষ্কৃত বংশগোপাল". Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b Superadmin. "বংশের চরিত্র নিয়ে প্রশ্ন পোস্ট মহিলাদের". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Bansa Gopal Choudhury: মহিলা কমরেডকে চূড়ান্ত অশ্লীল ইঙ্গিত! গুরুতর অভিযোগের মুখে সিপিএম নেতা বংশগোপাল চৌধুরী". 20 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  7. ^ "প্রাক্তন সিপিএম সাংসদ বংশকে নিয়ে বিতর্ক". Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ^ "CPM expels ex-MP Bansagopal Chowdhury over 'obscene' WhatsApp messages sent to party colleague". The Indian Express. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ 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.
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