Susmita Bauri (born 5 January 1975) is an
Indian politician
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and had been elected on a
CPI(M)
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ticket from the
Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency) in the
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
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to the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha.
Daughter of Nimai Charan Bauri and
Sandhya Bauri, she is a law graduate or LL.B from
Hazra Law College
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of
University of Calcutta
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. As an advocate she provides free legal aid to poor people, especially illiterate women.
She belongs to the
Bauri Bauri ( hi, बाउरी, bn, বাউরি) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Amar Kumar Bauri (born 1978), Indian politician
* Chandana Bauri (born 1990/1991), Indian politician
*Durgadas Bauri (1942–2003), Indian pol ...
community. Her mother, Sandhya Bauri, was a three-time member of Lok Sabha from the same constituency.
In the 14th Lok Sabha she was a member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and the Standing Committee on Energy. In the 15th Lok Sabha she was a member of the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Committee on Absence of Members from Sitting of the House.
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References
1975 births
Living people
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
India MPs 2004–2009
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Bankura district
University of Calcutta alumni
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
Women in West Bengal politics
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
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