Chitta Basu | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc | |
| In office 19 March 1979 – 5 October 1997 | |
| Preceded by | R. K. Haldulkar |
| Succeeded by | Debabrata Biswas |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Barasat | |
| In office 1989 – 5 October 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Ranjit Kumar Panja |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Ranendranath Sen |
| Succeeded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Barasat | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Amulyadhan Mukhopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | H. K. Basu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1926 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 5 October 1997 (aged 70) Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Forward Bloc |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Chitta Basu (25 December 1926 – 5 October 1997) was an Indian politician and a leader of the All India Forward Bloc.[1] He served as the General Secretary of the party from 1979 till his death in 1997.[2] In his obituary, The Indian Express described Basu as belonging to the rare tribe of politicians who did politics for a cause and practiced what they preached.[3] Barasat was his Indian Parliamentary constituency for over two decades.
- ^ Mishra, Mayank (6 October 1997). "Chitta Basu: A Man of Determination And Courage". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Forward Bloc leader Chitta Basu dead". Rediff.com. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Banerjee, Santanu (6 October 1997). "Chitta Basu dies in sleep aboard Howrah-bound train". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 August 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2018.