Satya Sadhan Chakraborty
Chakraborty in 2004
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byDilip Chakravarty
Succeeded byBhola Nath Sen
ConstituencyCalcutta South
Higher Education Minister of West Bengal
In office
1991–2006
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–2006
Preceded bySubhas Basu
Succeeded byMalay Kumar Samanta
ConstituencyChakdaha
Personal details
Born1933
Harina, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died16 June 2018 (aged 85)
Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Satya Sadhan Chakraborty (1933 – 16 June 2018) was an Indian academic, textbook writer 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]

Chakraborty was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Calcutta South in 1980.[5] Later, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Chakdaha in 1991, 1996 and 2001.[6][7][8] 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][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "প্রয়াত রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তী, শোকের ছায়া রাজনৈতিক মহলে". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন উচ্চ শিক্ষামন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তীর জীবনাবসান". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Former Bengal minister Satya Sadhan Chakraborty dead". Business Standard. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "প্রয়াত প্রাক্তন উচ্চশিক্ষামন্ত্রী সত্যসাধন চক্রবর্তী". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Former Bengal minister passes away". Outlook. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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