Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
PRAMANIK, PROF. RADHIKA RANJAN [COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)- MATHURAPUR-SC (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Late Shri Narendra Nath Pramanik Date of Birth 18 December 1932 Place of Birth Nalkora, Distt. 24 Parganas (West Bengal) Marital Status Married on 5 August 1958 Spouse's Name Smt. Monjulika Pramanik Children Four sons and two daughters Educational Qualifications M. Sc. Educated at Science College, Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) Profession Teacher (Professor in Mathematics) Permanent Address AA-90, Salt Lake City, Calcutta-700064 (West Bengal) Present Address 406, V.P.House, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3720353 Positions Held 1967,1969, Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (seven terms) 1971,1977, 1982,1986, and 1989 1986-89 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1990-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology; Departments of Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics and Ocean Development 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology and other Science Departments Books Published (i) Biri; (ii) Nei Kintu Achhey; (iii) Satya Asatya; and (iv) Bigyaner Dristitey (all in Bengali) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Written a number of papers on relativity and other science subjects and published in national and international journals

Special Interests  	

Philosophy, relativity and cosmology

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  	

Reading, writing and painting

Countries Visited  

China, France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.K. and 
West Germany; Invitee Scientist to the International 
Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, Padwa, 
Italy, 1983; Member, Parliamentary Delegation, Comonwealth 
Parliamentary Conference (C.P.C.), China, 1988

Election Result of Mathurapur-SC Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,61,625 Total votes polled 8,60,017 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Prof. Radhika Ranjan Pramanik [C.P.I.(M)] 3,93,635 (2) Shri Jagaranjan Haldar (W.B.T.C.) 2,91,759 (3) Shri Monoranjan Halder (I.N.C.) 1,39,326 (4) Shri Prahlad Kumar Purkait (Ind.) 19,042
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