Niranjan Sengupta Explained

Death Place:Kolkata, India
Term2:1967 - 1968
1969
Term1:1962 - 1967
1967 - 1968
1969
Office2:Minister of Refugee, Relief and Rehabilitation and Jails, Government of West Bengal
Office1:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term:1957 - 1962
Citizenship:India
Office:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Birth Place:Barisal, British India (modern Bangladesh)
Birth Date:26 July 1904
Party:Communist Party of India (1938 - 1964)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964 - 1969)
Constituency:Bijpur
Native Name Lang:bn
Native Name:নিরঞ্জন সেনগুপ্ত
Constituency1:Tollyganj

Niranjan Sengupta (26 July 1904 - 4 September 1969) was a Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist).He was born in Jhalokathi district of Barisal.[1]

Revolutionary activities

The first elected student union in India was at Ripon College with Niranjan Sengupta as its president. Niranjan was a leader of the Barisal branch of Dhaka Anushilan Samiti. In 1929, he was one of the leaders who led to the formation of the neo-violence confederation. In 1930, in connection with the Mechuabazar Bomb Case, he was arrested with 23 others. In 1932, he was sent to the Andaman Cellular jail with other revolutionaries where he became acquainted with Communist ideas.

Later he became a Marxist and joined the Communist Party of India in 1938. He was one of the seven members of an inner committee set up by the Communist Party of India Politburo.[2] He also had important role during the inner-party struggle of this communist party. He was elected as a member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal in 1957 election from Bijpur.[3] After the split in the Communist Party of India, Niranjan remained with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). He was also a minister in the coalition ministry of West Bengal in 1967 - 1968 and 1969.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Samsad Bengali Charitabidhan (Vol. 1). Sishu Sahitya Samsad. 1976. 978-81-7955-292-6. Sengupta. Subodhchandra. Kolkata. 362. Basu. Anjali.
  2. Web site: Memories: The Ones That Have Lasted, Part XI: I am Arrested . Jyoti Basu . Dasgupta . Abhijit . Ganashakti . https://web.archive.org/web/20010222140359/http://www.ganashakti.com/jb/part11.htm . 22 February 2001.
  3. Web site: Assembly Election Results of Bijpur Assembly Seat. 2022-02-26.