Abha Maiti


Abha Maiti is a former Indian politician. She served as the minister of state for industry under the Morarji Desai government from 1977 to 1979.

Early life

She was educated at Bethune College.

Career

She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977 from Panskura in West Bengal on Janata Party ticket.
She was born in 1925 to Ahalya and Nikunja Behari Maiti, a politician. Abha Maiti obtained degrees in B. A. and LL.B. from University of Calcutta.
She was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khejuri in 1951 and from Bhagabanpur in 1962, 1967 and 1969. Between 1960 and 1962, Maiti was a member of the Rajya Sabha.