PRAMANIK, PROF. RADHIKA RANJAN
  C.P.I.[M]- MATHURAPUR(SC) (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Narendra Nath Pramanik

Date of Birth:   18 December 1932

Place of Birth:   Nalkora in Distt. 24 Parganas (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Married on 5 August 1958

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Monjulika Pramanik

Children:   Four sons and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
M. Sc.
Educated at Science College, Calcutta University, 
Calcutta (West Bengal)

Profession :
Teacher (Professor in Mathematics)

Permanent Address :
AA-90, Salt Lake City, Calcutta-700064 (West Bengal)

Positions Held :
   
1967-72 and Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
1977-89
1986-89Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes 
and Scheduled Tribes, 
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1990-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science 
and Technology; 
Departments of Atomic Energy, Space, Electronics and 
Ocean Development
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Books Published:
'Biri', 'Nei Kintu Achhey' and 'Satya Asatya'

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Written number of papers on relativity and other science subjects 
nd published in national and international journals

Special Interests :
Philosophy, relativity and cosmology

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, writing and painting

Countries Visited :
China, France,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Switzerland, U.K. and West 
ermany; Invitee  Scientist  to  the  International Conference on 
eneral Relativity and Gravitation at Padwa, Italy, 1983; Invitee, 
I.P.C. to China, 1988

Election Result :
   
Mathurapur-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,15,000
Total votes polled 8,75,404
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Radhika Ranjan Pramanik [C.P.I.(M)]4,10,110
(2) Shri Sujit Patwari (I.N.C.)3,94,042
(3) Shri Samir Sekhar Naiya (Ind.)    23,063
(4) Shri Gadadhar Das (B.J.P.)  22,356