Kanti Ganguly Explained

Kanti Ganguly
Birth Date:1943 4, df=yes
Residence:P-9 Panchasayar Aykar Griha Nirman Samabya Society Ltd., PO Panchasyar, PS Purba Jadavpur, Kolkata
Constituency1:Mathurapur
Office1:Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term1:2001-2011
Predecessor1:Satya Ranjan Bapuli
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Constituency:Mathurapur
Office:Minister for Sports, Youth Welfare and Sundarbans Development
Government of West Bengal
Term:2001-2011
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Nationality:Indian
Native Name:কান্তি গাঙ্গুলি
Native Name Lang:bn

Kanti Bhusan Gangopadhyay (known as Kanti Ganguly) is an Indian Social worker and politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as a minister in the Left Front government of West Bengal.

He was initially minister in charge of Sunderbans Development and after the death of Subhas Chakraborty in 2009, he was also allotted the portfolio of sports and youth welfare.[1] [2]

The son of the late Bhuban Mohan Gangopadhyay, he is a commerce graduate.[3]

He was elected to state assembly in 2001 and 2006 from Mathurapur.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subhas loyalist may get ministry . Indian Express, 9 August 2009. 31 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Kanti complains against secretary. The Times of India 9 April 2012. 31 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Kanti Bhusan Gangopadhyay . My Neta. 31 October 2014.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 31 October 2014.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 31 October 2014.