Haripada Bharati Explained

Haripada Bharati
Term Start1:1980
Term End1:1982
Predecessor1:office established
Term Start2:1977
Term End2:1982
Predecessor2:Ila Roy
Constituency2:Jorabagan

Haripada Bharati (also known as "Master Mosai")who was the West bengal who served as a first president of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.[1] In 1977 he was elected MLA from Jorabagan Assembly Constituency as a Janata Party candidate.[2] He was also the Principal of Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah.[3]

Political career

He contested the General election of 1967 as Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate from Calcutta North West and got 82,455 (21.08%) votes. In General election of 1971 he again contested as an independent candidate from the same constituency and got around 34,397 (21.08%) votes. In the year 1980, he again contested from Jadavpur as Janata Party candidate and got 31846 votes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BJP West Bengal - Our State PresidentsBJP West Bengal. en. 2020-03-22.
  2. Web site: ️ Haripada Bharati, Jorabagan Assembly Elections 1977 LIVE Results Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties Latest News, Articles & Statistics LatestLY.com. LatestLY. en. 2020-03-22.
  3. Web site: Narasinha Dutt College. College129. Narasinha Dutta. Road. Belilious. Narasinha Dutt College. en-US. 2020-03-22. Bengal. West.