Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha 






TOPDAR, SHRI TARIT BARAN
C.P.I.(M)- BARRACKPORE (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name  :Late Shri Pramodakanta Topdar

Date of Birth  :5 March 1941

Place of Birth :Netrokona in Distt. Mymansing (Now in Bangladesh)

Marital Status :Married on 30 May 1976

Spouse's Name  :Smt. Swapna Topdar

Children       :One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :B.Sc. (Chem.) Hons.
Educated at Vidyasagar College, University of Calcutta, 
Calcutta (West Bengal)

Profession :
Teacher and Educationist, Trade Unionist

Permanent Address :
Barrackpore, (P.O.) Nona-Chandanpukur, 
Distt. North 24-Parganas-700001 (West Bengal)
Tels. (033) 5600408, 5601444

Positions Held :

1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-94Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Social and Cultural Activities :
Participated in the cultural movement through I.P.T.A. (Indian People's Theatres Association), 1960-67; associated with activities of I.S.C.U.S. (Indo-Soviet Cultural Society), 1959-63; relief works including those of flood; setting up a Hospital named Newton Cancer Centre for research and cure for treatment of cancer and making efforts to develop it as one of the leading hospitals in eastern India 
Sports and Clubs :
Working as Joint General Secretary, Friends of the Stadium at Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Calcutta; promoting various disciplines of sports including football, athletics and gymnastics and conducting training centres for football, volleyball and table tennis for juniors 
Countries Visited :
China, Hong Kong and U.K.

Other Information :
Member, Sub-Committee on National Textiles Corporation, 1994-96

Election result of :

Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,12,225
Total votes polled 8,25,298
Votes polled in favour of the
first three leading candidates:
(1) Shri Tarit Baran Topdar [C.P.I.(M)]3,99,466
(2) Shri Debi Ghosal (I.N.C.)3,48,572