| Basudeb Acharia | |
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| MP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Bijoy Mondal |
| Constituency | Bankura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1942 Bero, Purulia district, West Bengal |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse(s) | Rajlakhsmi Acharia |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Kantarangunj village, P.O. Adra, Purulia district |
| As of September 17, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Basudeb Acharia (born 11 July 1942) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party. His family originally hails from Tamil Nadu but has been settled in Bengal for a few generations.
The son of late Kanai Lal Acharia and Smt. Konak Lata Acharia, he was born at Bero in Purulia district. He now lives in Kantarangunj village, P.O. Adra, in Purulia district. He is a M.A. and B.T. He was elected for the first time to the 7th Lok Sabha from Bankura constituency in 1980. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency.[1]
In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the leader of the CPI (M) Parliamentary Party. He was also chairman, Committee on Railways, member, Rules Committee, General Purposes Committee, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex, and Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarian in Parliament House.[2] He is the current leader of the CPI (M) Parliamentary Party in the 15th Lok Sabha.[1]
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