Susmita Bauri (born 5 January 1975) is an

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and had been elected on a

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ticket from the

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in the

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to the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. Daughter of Nimai Charan Bauri and Sandhya Bauri, she is a law graduate or LL.B from Hazra Law College of

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. As an advocate she provides free legal aid to poor people, especially illiterate women. She belongs to the Bauri community. Her mother, Sandhya Bauri, was a three-time member of Lok Sabha from the same constituency. In the 14th Lok Sabha she was a member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and the Standing Committee on Energy. In the 15th Lok Sabha she was a member of the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Committee on Absence of Members from Sitting of the House.

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1975 births Living people Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 People from Bankura district University of Calcutta alumni Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Women in West Bengal politics 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub