CHOUDHURY, SHRI A.B.A.GHANI KHAN
CONGRESS (I) - MALDA (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Khan Bahadur H.B. Khan Choudhury

Date of Birth:   1 November 1927

Place of Birth:   Malda in Distt. Malda (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Unmarried

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., Bar-at-Law
Educated at Calcutta University (West Bengal), London and Geneva

Profession :
   Political Worker

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Arapur, P.O. Kotwali, Distt. Malda 
(West Bengal)
Tel. (03512) 662244

Positions Held :
   
1952,1967,1969,Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
1971 and 1972
1971, 1972-77Minister, West Bengal
1978-80President, P.C.C. (I), West Bengal
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
Jan. 1980-Union Minister, Energy with additional charge of
June 1980Deptt. of Coal
Jan. 1980-Union Minister, Energy with additional charge of
Sept.1982Irrigation
Sept. 1982-Union Minister, Railways
Dec.1984
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
Sept.1985-Union Minister, Programme Implementation
May 1987
1985General Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Rural development

Countries Visited :
Denmark, France, Netherlands and U.S.A.; Member, Indian Delegation 
to UN, 1972 in  connection  with  admission  of  Bangladesh to the 
world  body  and  again  in 1976 in  connection with Farakka Water 
Dispute
Election Result :
   
Malda Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,13,006
Total votes polled 8,76,253
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (I.N.C.)4,17,427
(2) Shri Sailen Sarkar [C.P.I.(M)]3,27,605
(3) Shri Binay Sarkar (B.J.P.)  89,255
(4) Shri Basu Sant Kumar (Ind.)      6,657