Ajit Kumar Panja
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Honourable Leader MP Ajit Kumar Panja |
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Member of the Indian Parliament for Calcutta North East |
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In office 1984-2004 |
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| Preceded by | Sunil Maitra |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Salim |
| Union Minister of State for External Affairs | |
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In office 13 October 1999 - 13 May 2004 |
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| Union Minister of State for Coal | |
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In office 8 July 1996 - 27 February 1998 |
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| Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting | |
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In office 19 July 1991 - 11 March 1996 |
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| Union Minister of State for Finance | |
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In office 3 January 1988 - 4 May 1989 |
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| Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting | |
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In office 28 April 1986 - 2 January 1988 |
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| Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies | |
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In office 12 March 1986 - 17 April 1986 |
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| Union Minister of State for Planning | |
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In office 5 March 1985 - 21 March 1986 |
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Minister for Health, Family Planning and Water Supply,Calcutta Corporation,Municipal Affairs & Forest Development Government of West Bengal |
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In office 2 April 1972 - 21 June 1977 |
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Minister for Judiciary and Parliamentary Affairs Government of West Bengal |
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In office 5 April 1971 - 21 March 1972 |
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| MLA | |
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In office 1971-1977–1982-1984 |
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| Preceded by | Nikhil Das |
| Succeeded by | Sadhan Pandey |
| Constituency | Burtola |
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13 September 1936 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Died | 14 November 2008 (age 72) Kolkata |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Late Jaya Panja |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter Dr. Prasun Kumar Panja Mohua Mondal |
| Residence | Burtola, Kolkata |
| Website | http://www.ajitpanja.net/ |
| As of 30 July, 2008 Source: Calcutta Yellow Pages |
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Ajit Kumar Panja (13 September 1936 – 14 November 2008) was a Union minister of state in the Government of India. He was a member of Indian National Congress party but left it to join Trinamool Congress. He was born in Calcutta and studied law at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta and at the Lincoln's Inn. A lawyer by profession, he authored many books. He was also a stage actor who enacted the role of Ramakrishna Paramahansa in Kolkata.
Ajit Kumar Panja was born in Kolkata on 13 September 1936. His father was Dr. Dhanapati Panja.
Apart from political career he started performing on stage theatre in the role of "Sri Ramakrishma Paramhansa" in the play "Sri Sri Ramakrishna" (made according to the story of Noti Binodini written by Late. Brajendra Kishore Dey) organised by Kolkata High Court Advocate's Drama Association in India. The play was staged in London and USA (Washington, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles).
Ajit Panja died of oral cancer on 14 November 2008 at the Peerless Hospital.
Committee, Railway Zone
Urban Affairs and Employment Chairman, West Bengal Trinamool Congress
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