Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BOSE, PROF. (SMT.) KRISHNA [WEST BENGAL TRINAMOOL CONGRESS - JADAVPUR (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Shri Charu C. Chowdhuri Date of Birth 26 December 1930 Place of Birth Dacca (now in Bangladesh) Marital Status Married on 9 December 1955 Spouse's Name Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (English Literature), Sangeet-Visharad Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) and Bhatkande Music College, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Educationist, Writer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 90, Sarat Bose Road, Calcutta-700026 (West Bengal) Tel. (033) 4754202 Fax. (033) 4748255 Present Address D-1, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3716818 E-Mail. Kbose@parlis.nic.in Positions Held 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-committee on Preservation of Monuments Member, Committee on Official Language Member, Rules Committee Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Books Published (i)Itihasher Sandhane (In Search of History);(ii) Charana Rekha Tabo (In His Footsteps); (iii)Prasanga Subhas Chandra (Subject Subhas Chandra); (iv) 1947 : Smriti Bismriti (1947 : Memories) (all in Bengali); and (v) Netaji: a biography for the young (in English) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Columnist for distinguished journals in English and Bengali, e.g. Desh, Anandabazar Patrika, Jugantor, Amrit Bazar Patrika, Statesman, Telegraph, Illustrated Weekly of India; Member, P.E.N. (International Organisation of Writers), 1953 onwards Social and Cultural Activities Women and child development and welfare of the handicapped; organised seminars and international conferences on history, politics and current affairs Special Interests Music and art; research on Netaji, Freedom Struggle of India and art critic Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing, music and visiting art galleries Sports and Clubs Member, Bengal Club and Tolly Club, Calcutta Countries Visited Widely travelled (16 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the Hon'ble Speaker, Shri G.M.C. Balayogi, Morocco, 1998 Other Information Daughter of a well-known constitutional expert, Shri Charu C. Chowdhuri and one of the Secretaries of West Bengal Legislative Assembly ; Her husband Dr. Sisir Bose, a well known freedom fighter was imprisoned in Lahore Fort and Red Fort for his role in Netaji's escape from Calcutta in 1941 and during Quit India Movement and World War-II; Professor (English), Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1955-95; Head, Deptt. of English, Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1962-90; Principal, Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1983-90; Founder Member, Institute of Child Health, Calcutta, 1954 onwards; As member of Netaji Research Bureau, Calcutta, (1965 onwards) organised at least a dozen International Conferences on history, politics and current affairs; President, Vivek Chetna (Women's organisation), Calcutta, 1994 onwards

Election Result of Jadavpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 13,79,055 Total votes polled 10,67,448 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Prof. (Smt.) Krishna Bose (W.B.T.C.) 5,14,338 (2) Smt. Malini Bhattacharya (C.P.M.) 4,36,137 (3) Shri Ram Pyare Ram (I.N.C.) 91,407 (4) Smt. Sandhya Mandal (B.S.P.) 3,568
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