Malini Bhattacharya is an Indian politician belonging to the
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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. She was elected to the
Lok Sabha
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, the lower house of the
Parliament of India
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, from
Jadavpur
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,
West Bengal
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.
An author, scholar, translator, playwright and activist in the women's movement, she is a retired professor of English and former director, School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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1943 births
India MPs 1989–1991
India MPs 1991–1996
Living people
Politicians from Dhaka
People from South 24 Parganas district
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
Women members of the Lok Sabha
Women in West Bengal politics