Abha Maiti
Abha Maiti (born 22 April 1925) is a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977[2] to 1979.
Abha Maiti | |
|---|---|
| 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 1962–1969 | |
| 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 |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress |
| Father | Nikunja Behari Maiti[1] |
Early life
She was educated at Bethune College.
Career
She was born in 1925 to Ahalya and Nikunja Behari Maiti, a politician. She obtained B.A. and LL.B. degrees from University of Calcutta.
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.[3] Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[4]
She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on the Janata Party ticket.
References
- 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.
- "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.
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