A. K. Roy
Indian politician (1935–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arun Kumar Roy (15 June 1935 – 21 July 2019)[2] was an Indian politician, who served both as a Member of Parliament and a Member of Legislative Assembly. He was born in a small village in Rajshahi district of the then East Bengal, during the British Raj to anti-British activist parents. Roy, a former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), entered politics after being dismissed from his job as chemical engineer in a company for supporting a workers' strike in 1966–1967.
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Arun Kumar Roy | |
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Member of Parliament – Lok Sabha[1] | |
In office 1977–1984 | |
Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
Succeeded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
Succeeded by | Rita Verma |
Constituency | Dhanbad, Bihar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-06-15)15 June 1935 Sapura, Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 21 July 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 84) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India |
Political party | Marxist Co-ordination Committee (1971–2019) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1966–1971) |
Education | University of Calcutta |
Occupation | Educator, journalist, social worker |
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Later in his political career, Roy founded the Marxist Co-ordination Committee, a political party based in the coal mining region of Dhanbad, Jharkhand.[3]