Geeta Mukherjee

Geeta Mukherjee (8 January 1924 – 4 March 2000) was an Indian politician and social worker and a four times MLA from Panskura Purba, from 1967 to 1977. As a Member of Parliament, she was elected seven times from the Panskura constituency, from 1980 to 2000, in the Indian state of West Bengal being a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate. She also remained the president of National Federation of Indian Women, women's wing of Communist Party of India. She led the demand for the legislature of 1/3rd reservation for women in parliamentary elections in India.

She was elected to 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 and during 1980–84, she served as Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Joint Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 1980 Since 1981 onwards, she was the Member of National Executive Council, Communist Party of India. She led a Joint Parliamentary Committee which had drafted the Women's Reservation Bill.

Besides her political career, she also wrote a few books for children, including Bharat Upakatha (Folktales of India), Chotoder Rabindranath (Tagore for Children)and He Atit Katha Kao; and translated Bruno Apitz's 1958 classic Naked Among Wolves to Bengali.

Death Mukherjee died on 4 March 2000, following a massive heart-attack. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, told in his condolence message— "Mrs. Mukherjee embodied determination and dedication. She was a shining example of women's empowerment. Her life shall remain an inspiration for future generations, especially women."