Satya Sadhan Chakraborty Explained

Satya Sadhan Chakraborty
Office1:	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start1:	1980
Term End1:	1984
Predecessor1:	Dilip Chakravarty
Successor1:	Bhola Nath Sen
Constituency1:	Calcutta South
Office2:	Higher Education Minister of West Bengal
Term Start2:	1991
Term End2:	2006
Office3:	West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:	1991
Term End3:	2006
Predecessor3:	Subhas Basu
Successor3:	Malay Kumar Samanta
Constituency3:	Chakdaha
Birth Date:	1933
Birth Place:	Harina, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Date:	16 June 2018 (aged 85)
Death Place:	Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Party:	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma Mater:	University of Calcutta

Satya Sadhan Chakraborty (1933 – 16 June 2018) was an Indian academic and politician from West Bengal belonging to Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of the Lok Sabha and West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He also served as a minister of the Government of West Bengal.

Early life and education

Chakraborty was born on 1933 at Harina in Comilla.^[1] He graduated from Bangabasi College.^[2] Later, he completed postgraduate studies from University of Calcutta in political science.^[3]

Career

Chakraborty was a professor of the Vidyasagar College.^[2] He also coauthored a book titled Bharoter Shasonbyabostha O Rajneeti with Nimai Pramanik.^[3] The book is used as a textbook in graduate level.^[2] Besides, he served as the general secretary of the West Bengal College and University Teachers' Association and All India Federation of University & College Teachers' Organisations.^{[4] [5]}

Chakraborty was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Calcutta South in 1980.^[6] Later, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Chakdaha in 1991, 1996 and 2001.^{[7] [8] [9]} He also served as the Higher Education Minister of the Government of West Bengal from 1991 to 2006.^[4]

Personal life

Chakroborty was married to Sukla Chakraborty in 1961.^[1] They had one daughter.

Death

Chakraborty died on 16 June 2018 at Salt Lake in Kolkata at the age of 85.^{[3] [10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Members Bioprofile. 3 March 2020. Lok Sabha.
2. News: 16 June 2018. 3 March 2020. Sangbad Pratidin. bn. প্রয়াত রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তী, শোকের ছায়া রাজনৈতিক মহলে.
3. News: রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন উচ্চ শিক্ষামন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তীর জীবনাবসান. 16 June 2018. 3 March 2020. Ei Samay. bn.
4. News: Former Bengal minister Satya Sadhan Chakraborty dead. 16 June 2018. 3 March 2020. Business Standard.
5. Web site: প্রয়াত প্রাক্তন উচ্চশিক্ষামন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তী . 2024-03-07 . www.anandabazar.com . bn.
6. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 25 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 2 August 2014.
8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 2 August 2014.
9. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 2 August 2014.
10. News: প্রয়াত প্রাক্তন উচ্চশিক্ষামন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তী. 16 June 2018. 3 March 2020. Anandabazar Patrika. bn.
11. News: Former Bengal minister passes away. 16 June 2018. 3 March 2020. Outlook.