Sudip Bandyopadhyay

Sudip Bandyopadhyay (born 10 December 1952) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Kolkata Uttar Constituency of West Bengal,India. Sudip Bandyopadhyay has been a member of the Lok Sabha for five terms, serving in the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th Lok Sabhas. He represents the Kolkata Uttar constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Trinamool Congress political party.[1]He is the Leader of the Lok Sabha of the All India Trinamool Congress Party. He has also represented India at the United Nations two times, first in Geneva and second in New York where he delivered his speech in the Central Hall of the General Assembly.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Leader, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
13 July 2011
DeputyDr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (Deputy Leader) Adv. Kalyan Banerjee (Chief Whip)
Preceded byMamata Bandyopadhyay
Member of Parliament
for Kolkata Uttar
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyCalcutta North (Lok Sabha constituency)
Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
In office
13 July 2011 – 22 September 2012
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded byDinesh Trivedi
Succeeded byAbu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
October 1999 – February 2004
Preceded bySudip Bandyopadhyay
Succeeded bySudhangshu Seal
ConstituencyCalcutta North West
In office
March 1998 – April 1999
Preceded byDr. Debi Prasad Pal
Succeeded bySudip Bandyopadhyay
ConstituencyCalcutta North West
MLA, 14th Vidhan Sabha
In office
2006 – 2009 (resigned)
Preceded byNayana Bandyopadhyay
Succeeded bySwarna Kamal Saha
ConstituencyBowbazar
MLA, 12th Vidhan Sabha
In office
1996 – 1998 (resigned)
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAjit Pandey
ConstituencyBowbazar
MLA, 11th Vidhan Sabha
In office
1991 – 1996
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyBowbazar
MLA, 10th Vidhan Sabha
In office
1987 – 1991
Preceded byAbdur Rauf Ansari
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyBowbazar
Personal details
Born
Sudip Banerjee

(1952-12-10) 10 December 1952
Behrampore, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (1998-2004) (2008-Incumbent)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1977-1998) (2004-2008)
Spouse(s)Nayna Bandyopadhyay
ParentsBisweswar Bandyopadhyay (father) &
Jyotsna Bandyopadhyay (mother)
Alma materKrishnath College (BSc)
CommitteesMember of several committees
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Early life and education

Sudip Bandyopadhyay was born in the Murshidabad district in West Bengal. He attended Krishnath College in Baharampur and attained B.Sc degree. Bandyopadhyay is a businessperson by profession.[1]

Political career

Sudip Bandyopadhyay has been active in politics since the 1980s. He has been a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly for four terms and Member of Parliament for three terms. During his political career, he held several posts, is a Minister and also a Leader of Party in the Lok Sabha. Bandyopadhyay has resigned twice from West Bengal Legislative Assembly to contest for Lok Sabha elections.

On 10 January, Bandyopadhyay was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for suspected involvement in the Rose Valley Ponzi scheme.[2] His wife, Nanya, an MLA from Chowranghee constituency, has been campaigning for her husband's release, alleging that the CBI arrested Sudip without sufficient evidence.

Posts held
#FromToPosition
0119871991Member, 10th Vidhan Sabha
0219911996Member, 11th Vidhan Sabha
0319961998Member, 12th Vidhan Sabha
0419981999Member, 12th Lok Sabha
0519981999Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
0619981999Member, Business Advisory Committee
0719981999Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
0819981999Member, Committee on Communications
0919981999Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1019992004Member, 13th Lok Sabha
1119992000Member, Committee of Privileges
1219992000Member, Committee on Finance
1319992000Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
1419992000Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
1519992000Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1619992000Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf Board
1720002001Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1820002004Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1920062009Member, 14th Vidhan Sabha
2020092014Member, 15th Lok Sabha
2120092014Member, Committee on Finance
2220092014Member, Consultative Committee on Defence
2320112014Leader, Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
2320112012Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare

Controversy

On 3 January 2017, Bandyopadhyay was arrested after interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his non co-operation in ongoing investigation and alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile". ac2014. Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  2. PTI (10 January 2017). "My husband is in 'Modi's custody': TMC MLA Sudip Bandopadhya's wife". Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Sudip Bandyopadhyay		 Leader of the All India Trinamool Congress Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2014–present

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