MUKHOPADHYAY, SHRI AJOY
C.P.I (M) - KRISHNAGAR (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Amulya Chandra Mukhopadhyay

Date of Birth:   27 August 1928

Place of Birth:   Raruli in Distt. Khulna (now in Bangladesh)

Marital Status:   Married on 1 May 1958

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Anjali Mukhopadhyay

Children:   Two sons

Educational Qualifications :
Intermediate (Sc.)
Educated at Scottish Church College (Calcutta University), 
Calcutta (West Bengal)

Profession :
   Trade Unionist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   2, Motilal Nehru Road, Calcutta-700 029 
(West Bengal)
Tel. (033) 4644300

Positions Held :
   
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
April 1990Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
1990-91Member,Consultative Committee,Ministry of Labour and Welfare
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare
1994-96Member, Estimates Committee
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time 

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
  Published articles (in Bengali) in journals on social, economic 
and trade union matters

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Upliftment  of   the  downtrodden  and  struggle  against  their 
exploitation; led rescue and relief operations during floods and 
provided assistance to victims

Special Interests :
   Rabindra Sangeet and other classical songs and dances, dramas, 
recitation, exhibitions and sight-seeing

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, singing songs, cinema and watching cricket

Other Information :
   General-Secretary, Coordination Committee, West Bengal Government 
Employees Associations and Unions,1978-89; Organiser of All India 
State  Government  Employees'  Federation since 1960 (holding the 
post  of  Vice-President  for  many  years)  associated  with the 
organisation  and  movements  of  West  Bengal  State  Government 
employees, 1951 onwards

Election Result :
   
Krishnagar Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,69,985
Total votes polled 9,11,616
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Ajoy Mukhopadhyay [C.P.I.(M)]4,08,389
(2) Shri Sri Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya (I.N.C.)3,69,479
(3) Shri Chuni Lal Datta (B.J.P.)  71,289
(4) Shri Arijit Mitter [C.P.I.(ML)(L)]  10,968