ACHARIA, SHRI BASUDEB
C.P.I.(M)- BANKURA (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Kanailal Acharia

Date of Birth:   11 July 1942

Place of Birth:   Bero in Distt. Purulia (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Married on 25 February 1975

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Rajlaxmi Acharia

Children:   One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M.A., B.T.
Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi (Bihar) and 
Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal)

Profession :
Political Worker and Trade Unionist

Permanent Address :
Vill. Kantaraguni, P.O. Adra, Distt. Purulia 
(West Bengal)
Tel. (03251) 44262
Fax. (03252) 22360

Positions Held :
   
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1981Member, Secretariat, C.P.I. (M), Distt. Committee, Purulia
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985 onwardsMember, C.P.I. (M), State Committee, West Bengal
1985-89Member, Railway Convention Committee
1986-89Member, Joint Select Committee on Railways Bill
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1990 onwardsMember, Working Committee, C.I.T.U., West Bengal Member, 
General Council, All India C.I.T.U.
1990-91Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, House Committee
Member, General Purposes Committee
1990-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1993-95Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Railways
Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time
Sept.1996 onwardsChairman, Standing Committee on Railways

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading

Countries Visited :
Mongolia, North Korea and U.S.S.R.; Member, Indian Parliamentary 
Delegations to  Mongolia, 1985 and  U.K., 1990;  participated in 
International Conference  on  Peace and Solidarity at Pyongyang, 
North Korea

Other Information :
Member, Working Committee, All Bengal Kooli Association

Election Result :
    
Bankura Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,94,144
Total votes polled7,74,916
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Basudeb Acharia [C.P.I.(M)]4,20,402
(2) Shri Gouri Sankar Dey (I.N.C.)1,91,415
(3) Shri Bilam Murmu (J.M.M.)  59,372
(4) Shri Gunamoy Chattopadhyay (B.J.P.)  40,213