Ananda Gopal Mukherjee Explained

Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay
Birth Date:27 November 1926
Birth Place:Bhiringhi (now in Durgapur)
Death Date:1989?
Death Place:Kolkata?
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Asansol
Term Start:1980
Term End:1989
Predecessor:Robin Sen
Successor:Haradhan Roy
Office1:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Ausgram
Term Start1:1952
Term End1:1957
Predecessor1:Constituency established
Successor1:Kanailal Das
Constituency2:Ondal
Term Start2:1957
Term End2:1962
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Constituency abolished
Constituency3:Durgapur
Term Start3:1962
Term End3:1967
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Dilip Kumar Majumdar
Constituency4:Durgapur
Term Start4:1972
Term End4:1977
Predecessor4:Dilip Kumar Majumdar
Successor4:Constituency abolished
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Anjali Mukhopadhyay
Children:Apurba Mukhopadhyay
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta

Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay (27 November 1926 – 1989), was an Indian National Congress politician.

Early life

The son of Basanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, he was born at Bhiringhi (now in Durgapur) on 27 November 1926. He graduated in science.[1]

Political career

In 1951 he was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) from Ausgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency). In 1957 he was elected from the Ondal constituency. In 1962 and 1972 he was elected from the then newly formed Durgapur constituency.[2]

Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhayay was elected to the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1980 and 1984, from Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] [4]

He was president, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee; member, INTUC Central Executive Committee; vice-president, Indian National Metal Workers' Federation (INTUC); president, All India National General Insurance Employees Association (INTUC); director, Durgapur Projects Ltd. and Durgapur Chemicals Ltd., 1972–76.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shri Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay – MP from Asansol, West Bengal. 31 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections . 31 May 2019 . General Election Results and Statistics . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 5 October 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 30 May 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  4. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 30 May 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf . 18 July 2014 .