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Bansa Gopal Chowdhury

Bansa Gopal Chowdhury is an Indian politician and was the member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India who represents the Asansol constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1][2]

Early life and education

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

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 currently a member of CPI(M) West Bengal State Committee and the Secretary of CITU Paschim Bardhaman District Committee.

Controversy

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.[4] She prayed justice to the higher officials of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[5] However Chowdhury denied the allegation.[4][6]

Posts held

# 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

References

  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. ^ a b Superadmin. "বংশের চরিত্র নিয়ে প্রশ্ন পোস্ট মহিলাদের". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Bansa Gopal Choudhury: মহিলা কমরেডকে চূড়ান্ত অশ্লীল ইঙ্গিত! গুরুতর অভিযোগের মুখে সিপিএম নেতা বংশগোপাল চৌধুরী". 20 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ^ "প্রাক্তন সিপিএম সাংসদ বংশকে নিয়ে বিতর্ক". Retrieved 21 April 2025.