Geeta Mukherjee | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 January 1980 – 4 March 2000 | |
Preceded by | Abha Maiti |
Succeeded by | Bikram Sarkar |
Constituency | Panskura |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1967–1977 | |
Preceded by | Rajani Kanta Pramanik |
Succeeded by | Swadesh Ranjan Maji |
Constituency | Panskura Purba |
Personal details | |
Born | Geeta Roy Chowdhury 8 January 1924 Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India |
Died | 4 March 2000 New Delhi, India | (aged 76)
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse | Biswanath Mukherjee |
Children | Bhagabat Jana |
Relatives | Madhumita Jana (Grandchildren) |
Residence(s) | Flat-12, Block-D, 18, Bow Street,
Calcutta-700012 Bow Bazar, Kolkata |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta Ashutosh College (B.A.) |
Profession | Politician, social worker, writer |
Geeta Mukherjee (8 January 1924 – 4 March 2000) was an Indian politician and social worker and a four times MLA from Panskura Purba, from 1967 to 1977. As a Member of Parliament, she was elected seven times from the Panskura constituency, from 1980 to 2000, in the Indian state of West Bengal being a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate.[1] She also remained the president of National Federation of Indian Women, women's wing of Communist Party of India. She led the demand for the legislature of 1/3rd reservation for women in parliamentary elections in India.[2]
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