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Bidhan Chandra Roy | |
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| 2nd Premier of West Bengal | |
| In office 23 January 1948 – 25 January 1950 | |
| Governor | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Kailash Nath Katju |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (himself as Chief Minister of West Bengal) |
| 1st Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 1 July 1962 | |
| Governor | Kailash Nath Katju Harendra Coomar Mookerjee Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (acting) Padmaja Naidu |
| Preceded by | Office established (himself as Premier of West Bengal) |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1952–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
| Constituency | Bowbazar |
| In office May 1962 – 1 July 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
| Succeeded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Constituency | Chowranghee |
| 5th Mayor of Kolkata | |
| In office 5 April 1931 – 9 April 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Kumar Basu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1882 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India) |
| Died | 1 July 1962 (aged 80) Calcutta, West Bengal, India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | St Bartholomew's Hospital |
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| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1961) |
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Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician and politician who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of several institutions and cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation), Kalyani, and Durgapur. [1]
In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1961.[2]
- ^ "Back to the beginning - On the 50th year of the landfill, here's the story of how Salt Lake came into being". The Telegraph. 10 August 2012.
- ^ "National Doctors' Day: All you need to know about Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy". Firstpost. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.