Abha Maiti

Abha Maiti (22 April 1925 – 3 July 1994) was a former Indian politician. She was the minister of state for industry in the Morarji Desai government from 1977^[2] to 1979.^[3][4]

Abha Maiti
Minister of State for Industry
In office 12 August 1977 – 1979
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Minister of Refugee and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal
In office 1962–1967
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1960 – 4 March 1962
Member of Parliament
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Geeta Mukherjee
Constituency	Panskura
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1957 Serving with Koustav Kanti Karan
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Abanti Kumar Das
Constituency	Khejuri
In office 1962–1969
Preceded by	Basanta Kumar Panda Bhikhari Mondal
Succeeded by	Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
Constituency	Bhagabanpur
Personal details
Born	22 April 1925 Kalicharanpur, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	3 July 1994(1994-07-03) (aged 69)
Political party	Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress
Parents	Nikunja Behari Maiti (father) Ahalya Maiti[1] (mother)

Early life

Abha Maiti was born in Purba Midnapore in a Mahishya family. Her father was a freedom fighter and politician Nikunja Bihari Maiti, who was the first Education minister and refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal.^[5][6] She obtained B.A degree from Bethune College and did LL.B and M.A from University of Calcutta.^[7][8]

Career

She was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1951 and from Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1962, 1967 and 1969.^[9] Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha.^[10] She was the refugee rehabilitation minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.^[11]

She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on the Janata Party ticket.^[12]