Ananda Pathak | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1980-1989 | |
Preceded by | Krishna Bahadur Chhetri |
Succeeded by | Inderjeet |
In office 1998-1999 | |
Preceded by | Ratna Bahadur Rai |
Succeeded by | S. P. Lepcha |
Constituency | Darjeeling,West Bengal |
Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1977-1980 | |
Constituency | West Bengal |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1971-1972 | |
Preceded by | Nanda Lal Gurung |
Succeeded by | Nanda Lal Gurung |
Constituency | Jorebungalow |
Personal details | |
Born | Haridas Hatta,Darjeeling,Bengal Presidency,British India [1] | 15 January 1930
Died | December 2014 (aged 84) |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Spouse | Soumati Pathak (m. 1964) |
Children | 2 |
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Ananda Pathak was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Darjeeling, West Bengal as a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Earlier he was a member of the upper house of the Parliament of India, the Rajya Sabha and West Bengal Legislative Assembly. [2] [3] [4]
Pathak was born to Kamala Kanta Pathak in Haridas Hatta in Darjeeling district, Bengal Presidency of British India. He married Soumati Pathak in June 1964, with whom he had two sons. [1] He died in December 2014. [5] [6]
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