Biswanath Mukherjee (politician)

Biswanath Mukherjee
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
In office
1982–1987
MinistryMinister, Irrigation, Water Investigation & Development Department, Government of West Bengal
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1987
Preceded byAjoy Mukherjee
Succeeded bySurajit Saran Bagchi
ConstituencyTamluk
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byKamakhya Charan Ghosh
Succeeded byBankim Behari Pal
ConstituencyMidnapore
Personal details
Born(1915-04-17)17 April 1915
Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died16 October 1991(1991-10-16) (aged 76)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
SpouseGeeta Mukherjee
Children1 son (deceased in 1949)
Bhagabat Jana (adopted)
RelativesMadhumita Jana (grandchild)
Residence(s)Bow Bazar, Kolkata
Alma materVidyasagar College B.A.

Biswanath Mukherjee (17 April 1915 – 16 October 1991) was an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in 1971 from Midnapore Constituency and 1977 and 1982 from Tamluk Constituency.[1][2]

He started his political career as a student; he was one of the founder leaders of All India Students' Federation in Bengal. He was the Joint Secretary of AISF.[3] In 1938, students of Calcutta University refused to salute the British flag and restricted by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. He led the huge students' movement to revoke their restriction.[4]

He was married to Geeta Mukherjee on 8 November 1942.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ Gupta, Susmita Sen (2009). Radical Politics in Meghalaya: Problems and Prospects. Kalpaz Publications. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7835-742-3.
  4. ^ "HISTORIC CONTRIBUTION". AISF Official.
  5. ^ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ "A committed fighter". frontline.thehindu.com.


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