Minati Sen (born 2 October 1943) was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nation ...

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. She represented the

Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is loca ...

constituency of

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and is a member of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

(CPI(M)) political party.

Positions held

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-1999 Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1999-2004 Member, Committee on External Affairs 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development 2002-2004 Member, Committee on Empowerment of women 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women Member, Committee on Water Resources Member, Consultative Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment 16 August 2006 onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women

Social and Cultural Activities

Since college days, she actively participated in various cultural activities, such as theatre, debate and other co-curricular activities; organised blood donation camps, rehabilitation programmes and rendered much support to socially and economically deprived women through "Ganatantrik Mahila Samiti".

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people 1943 births Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal People from Jalpaiguri Women in West Bengal politics 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Women members of the Lok Sabha {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub