Debabrata Biswas (born 28 September 1945) is a politician and the General Secretary of the
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc ( AIFB) is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party a ...
from 1997. He was a Member of the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...
representing
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
in the
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
, the upper house of the Parliament.
He was Member of Rajya Sabha for four terms, 3-4-1990 to 2-4-1996, 3-4-1996 to 2-4-2002 and 3-4-2002 to 2-4-2008 and 3-4-2008 to 2-4-2014. However he resigned on 23-9-2008.
He was Leader of AIFB in Rajya Sabha. He is married to Shrimati Swapna Biswas and has one daughter. He resides in Kolkata.
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References
External links
Profile on Rajya Sabha website
All India Forward Bloc politicians
Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal
Living people
1945 births
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