Ambica Banerjee

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Ambica Banerjee

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|08|28}}

| birth_place = Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|4|25|1928|08|28|df=y}}

| death_place = Kolkata, India

| nationality = Indian

| party = Trinamool Congress (1998-2013)
Indian National Congress (1972-1998)

| office1 = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

| term_start1 = 1982

| term_end1 = 2006

| predecessor1 = Sudhindranath Kumar

| constituency1 = Howrah Central

| successor1 = Arup Ray

| office = Member of Parliament
for Howrah

| term_start = 2009

| term_end = 2013

| predecessor = Swadesh Chakraborty

| successor = Prasun BanerjeeElection Commission of India. [http://eci.nic.in/ECI_Main1/current/ByElec_WB.pdf Bye Elections Results 2013 25-Howrah]

| office2 = Deputy Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly

| leader2 = Pankaj Kumar Banerjee

| term_start2 = 1996

| term_end2 = 2006

| predecessor2 = TBD

| successor2 = Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury

| spouse = Bela Banerjee

| alma_mater = Hatfield Technical College, London, UK

| profession = Politician

| occupation = Mechanical Engineer

}}

Ambica Banerjee (28 August 1928{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4496 | title = Ambica Banerjee| access-date=30 July 2008|publisher=India Govt.}} – 25 April 2013) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He was elected as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[http://westbengalelectionresult.com/ambica-banerjee/374 Ambica Banerjee political profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230074334/http://westbengalelectionresult.com/ambica-banerjee/374 |date=30 December 2010 }}.

Banerjee was born in 1928 to Shri Anilmohon Banerjee and Shyama Devi in Sibpur, West Bengal. He graduated B.E In Mechanical Engineering from Hatfield Technical College and became Mechanical Engineer.

In 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 state assembly elections, Ambica Banerjee won from the Howrah Central assembly seat.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp163.htm|title=Howrah Central Assembly Constituency|work=Partywise Comparison Since 1977|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=25 November 2010}} Banerjee died in Kolkata on 25 April 2013.[http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/trinamool-mp-ambica-banerjee-passes-away-727133.html Notice of death of Ambica Banerjee]

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