Abha Maiti
Abha Maiti | |
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Minister of State for Industry | |
In office 12 August 1977 – 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
Minister of Refugee and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal | |
In office 1962–1967 | |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 1960 – 4 March 1962 | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Geeta Mukherjee |
Constituency | Panskura |
Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1952–1957 Serving with Koustav Kanti Karan | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Abanti Kumar Das |
Constituency | Khejuri |
In office 1962–1969 | |
Preceded by | Basanta Kumar Panda Bhikhari Mondal |
Succeeded by | Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
Constituency | Bhagabanpur |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 April 1925 Kalicharanpur, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 3 July 1994 | (aged 69)
Political party | Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress |
Parents |
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Abha Maiti (22 April 1925 — 3 July 1994) was a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977[2] to 1979.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Abha Maiti was born in Midnapore in a Mahishya family. His father was a freedom fighter and politician Nikunja Bihari Maiti, who was the first Education minister and refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal.[5][6] She obtained B.A degree from Bethune College and did LL.B and M.A from University of Calcutta.[7][8]
Career
[edit]She was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1951 and from Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1962, 1967 and 1969.[9] Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[10] She was the refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.[11]
She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on the Janata Party ticket.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Reed, Stanley (1950). The Indian And Pakistan Year Book And Who's Who 1950. Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. p. 710. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "12 August 1977, Forty Years Ago: Lyricist Dead". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1994). Parliamentary Debates Official Report · Volume 171, Issues 1-2. Council of States Secretariat.
- ^ "abha-maiti-video | kolkata - News18 Bangla, Today's Latest Bengali News". bengali.news18.com (in Bengali). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Enlite. Light Publications. 1968. p. 8.
- ^ Sen, Uditi (30 August 2018). Citizen Refugee: Forging the Indian Nation after Partition. Cambridge University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-108-42561-2.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashim Kumar (2008). Changing Profile of a Bengal District: Malda 1932-1950. Classique books. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-87616-34-4.
- ^ ".:: Legacy of Midnapore - Freedom Fighter - Abha Maity ::". www.midnapore.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Bagchi, Jasodhara (2005). The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000: The Challenge Ahead. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9788132101789. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Sen, Uditi (30 August 2018). Citizen Refugee: Forging the Indian Nation after Partition. Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–65. ISBN 978-1-108-42561-2.
- ^ Bandar, Haldia. "শ্রীমতী আভা মাইতি জন্মদিনের শ্রদ্ধা". Haldia Bandar. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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