Gurudas Dasgupta
Indian politician (1936–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gurudas Dasgupta (3 November 1936 – 31 October 2019) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India. In the 1950s and 60s, he held several offices as a student leader. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha for three terms from 1985 to 2000 and of Lok Sabha for two terms from 2004 to 2014.
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Gurudas Dasgupta | |
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Leader of Communist Party of India Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2005–2014 | |
Preceded by | P. K. Vasudevan Nair |
Succeeded by | C. N. Jayadevan |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Bikram Sarkar |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Panskura |
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Deepak Adhikari (Dev) |
Constituency | Ghatal |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1985–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-11-03)3 November 1936 Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (present Barisal, Bangladesh) |
Died | 31 October 2019(2019-10-31) (aged 82) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse |
Jayasri Dasgupta (m. 1965) |
Residence(s) | Bhawanipur, West Bengal, India |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta Asutosh College (M.Com) |
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