Chitta Basu (politician)
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Chitta Basu (25 December 1926 – 5 October 1997) was an Indian politician and a leader of the All India Forward Bloc.[1] He served as the General Secretary of the party from 1979 till his death in 1997.[2] In his obituary, The Indian Express described Basu as belonging to the rare tribe of politicians who did politics for a cause and practiced what they preached.[3] Barasat was his Indian Parliamentary constituency for over two decades.
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Chitta Basu | |
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General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc | |
In office 19 March 1979 – 5 October 1997 | |
Preceded by | R. K. Haldulkar |
Succeeded by | Debabrata Biswas |
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Barasat | |
In office 1989 – 5 October 1997 | |
Preceded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
Succeeded by | Ranjit Kumar Panja |
In office 1977–1984 | |
Preceded by | Ranendranath Sen |
Succeeded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Barasat | |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Preceded by | Amulyadhan Mukhopadhyay |
Succeeded by | H. K. Basu |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 December 1926 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
Died | 5 October 1997(1997-10-05) (aged 70) Bihar, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Forward Bloc |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
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