Education
University of Calcutta.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
University of Calcutta.
A doctor by profession, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Birbhum constituency in West Bengal state in 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004. In 2009, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bolpur constituency. He was the Chief Whip of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Lok Sabha.
He was a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 2009 and was associated with the ministry of Health and Family Welfare.