Abha Maiti

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Abha Maiti
Minister of State for Industry
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12 August 1977 1979

Abha Maiti (22 April 1925 - 3 July 1994) was a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977 [2] to 1979. [3] [4]

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Early life

Abha Maiti was born in Midnapore in a Mahishya family. His father was prominent freedom fighter and politician Nikunja Bihari Maiti, who was the first Education minister and refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal. [5] [6] She obtained BA degree from Bethune College and did LLB and MA from University of Calcutta. [7] [8]

Career

She was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1951 and from Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1962, 1967 and 1969. [9] Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha. [10] She was the refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967. [11]

She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on the Janata Party ticket. [12]

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