Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| secretary = [[Provash Ghosh]]
| party_name = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
| party_logo = SUCI flag.svg
| colorcode ={{Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)/meta/color}}
| foundation = 24 April 1948
| loksabha_seats =
| rajyasabha_seats =
| alliance =
| ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Communism]] [[Marxism-Leninism]] [[Anti-Revisionism]] [[Shibdas Ghosh|Shibdas Ghosh Thought]]}}
|colours = Red {{Colorsample|#FF0000}}
| position = [[Far-Left]]
| publication = ''[[Proletarian Era]]'' (English)
[[Ganadabi]] (Bengali)
Unity (Malayalam)
| headquarters = 48 Lenin Sarani [[Kolkata]], India 700013 {{coord|22|33|49.9|N|88|21|20.1|E}}
| students = [[All India Democratic Students Organisation]]
| youth = [[All India Democratic Youth Organisation]]
| women = [[All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan]]
| labour = [[All India United Trade Union Centre]]
| peasants = [[All India Krishak Khet Majdoor Sangathan]]
| website = {{URL|www.sucicommunist.org/}}
|eci=}}

The '''Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)''' or '''SUCI(C)''', previously called the '''Socialist Unity Centre of India''' and "Socialist Unity Centre" is a [[communist party]] in India. The party was founded by [[Shibdas Ghosh]], [[Nihar Mukherjee]] and others in 1948.

==Ideology==
SUCI(C) is a communist party in India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/shibdas-ghosh/1969/03/18.htm|title=Why SUCI is the Only Genuine Communist Party in India|website=www.marxists.org}}</ref> and follows a [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] ideological line formulated by Shibdas Ghosh. The party rejects political ideas such as ''[[glasnost]]'' and ''[[perestroika]]'' as [[Marxist revisionism|revisionist]], and claims to uphold the original intent of [[Karl Marx]], [[Friedrich Engels]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], and the thoughts of Ghosh.<ref name="sucic.in">[http://sucic.in/intro/about/about.htm A brief introduction to the Socialist Unity Centre of India]</ref>

SUCI(C) holds that India is a [[Capitalist state|capitalist country]] with monopoly capitalism and imperialist trends. In line with that analysis, the party works toward a socialist revolution, rather than a people's democratic revolution (like the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]), a national democratic revolution (like the [[Communist Party of India]]) or a new democratic revolution (like the [[Naxalites]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cgnet.in/N1/suci|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711195140/http://cgnet.in/N1/suci|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2009|title=SUCI critique on Naxal movement — cgnet.in|date=11 July 2009}}</ref>

SUCI(C) leadership emphasises the qualitative upliftment of party cadres, workers of mass-organisations and supporters, by both theoretical study of Marxism-Leninism-Shibdas Ghosh Thought and the practical application of such knowledge in the day-to-day life of party workers. In various publications of the party, SUCI upholds the proletarian cultural standard, which, according to the leadership, should be achieved by the cadres, before they can lead the masses in the Socialist Revolution.

The 1st SUCI Party Congress was held in Kolkata in 1988. The 2nd party congress was held from 11 to 17 November 2009 in [[Ramlila Maidan]], [[New Delhi]] attended by thousands of participants from 22 states and observers from several foreign countries. The current political line of the party was formulated in the 2nd party congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5G2rVVur8I|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/suci-2nd-party-congress-inaugurationmpg/1921357283|title=India Vision News Clip – SUCI Party Congress inauguration (in Malayalam)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753763&articleType=Malayalam|title=News&contentId=6269200&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@ Nihar Mukherjee again elected as SUCI's General Secretary "(In Malayalam)"}}</ref> The party's name was changed from Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) to Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) [SUCI (C)] at the second party congress.<ref>[http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-9499.html SUCI rechristens itself as SUCI (Communist)]</ref>

==Parliamentary politics==
From its inception, SUCI took part in parliamentary elections and was part of the [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] governments in [[West Bengal]] in 1967–1969 and 1969–1970 together with CPI(M) and others. The party had a Member of Parliament (MP) in the [[4th Lok Sabha]] from [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020356/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Key Highlights of General Elections, 1967 to The Fourth Lok Sabha|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/at-joynagar-suci-banks-on-a-doctor/|title=At Joynagar,SUCI banks on a doctor|date=21 March 2009}}</ref> The SUCI had presence in the legislative assemblies of [[Assam]], Bihar and [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] at various times. In the 2004 [[Lok Sabha]] elections SUCI launched 56 candidates, 30 of them from West Bengal. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections SUCI declared 40 candidates from 12 states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1267.html|title=Rally behind Mallika Sarabhai in her Fight against Communal (...) - Mainstream|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref>

Until 2019, [[Tarun Mandal]], representing [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] in West Bengal, was party's sole and last MP. After 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Vidhan Sabha elections, it has no MP or MLA in India.

==Current situation==
SUCI(C) members live in communes wherein they lead a simple life style. Day-to-day upkeep of the commune and the well being of the children of party members living in the communes are taken care by the shared efforts of party members. Major income of the party is from box collection in the streets and house to house collection; members who are employed hand in their salaries to the party. The party contests elections with the money collected through this transparent fund raising method.<ref>Balan S.S, Wednesday, 21 February 2008, Viplavathintte Kudumbayogam (in Malayalam; Family of Revolutionaries), Kerala Kaumudi Online Edition (Malayalam Daily). Retrieved on 22 February 2008. [http://sucikerala.org/files/A_family_of_revolutionaries.pdf]</ref><ref>Athul Lal AG, 1 April 2009, For Whom Fund Raising is Transparent, Indian Express (National Daily), Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved on 1 April 2009. [http://www.sucikerala.org/photos/08.04.2009/Indian_Express_News2.jpg]</ref><ref>Sreejan B, 26 April 2009, An uphill battle for the upright , Indian Express (National Daily), Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved on 26 April 2009. [http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article62216.ece] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116235843/http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article62216.ece|date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

The stronghold of the party is in the [[South 24 Parganas]] district of West Bengal, in areas such as [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] where it controls certain municipalities.

SUCI(C) is actively involved in the ongoing anti-[[Special Economic Zone]] movements in India. The most notable of these movements that the party is active in are:
*The [[Singur]] movement against the SEZ for the [[Tata Group]]'s car factory.<ref name=TIOSITPH>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-20/india/27801307_1_road-blockade-singur-howrah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020024229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-20/india/27801307_1_road-blockade-singur-howrah|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2012|title=Singur issue triggers protests in Howrah - Times Of India|date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref name=AIDINDIA>{{Cite web|url=http://aidindia.org/main/content/view/323/74/|title=Singur has turned violent thanks to brutal and anti-people stance of ironic communist government of West Bengal}}</ref><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/19singur.htm|title=Singur: Medha Patkar visits dead girl's family|website=Rediff}}</ref>
*The [[Nandigram]] movement against the SEZ for the [[Salim Group]]'s chemical hub.<ref name=EPAOMRLS>{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=9..111107.nov07|title=Mamata resigns from LS : 11th nov07 ~ E-Pao! Headlines|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref name=HINDUESNP>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200704021623.htm Extend support to Nandigram people: SUCI]</ref><ref name=HINDUSPARN>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071219114921/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/14/stories/2007111456320300.htm SUCI Protests against repression in Nandigram]</ref><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Nandigram_turns_blood_red/articleshow/1764786.cms|title=Nandigram turns blood red|via=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU>[http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070317012248&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0 Cancel SEZs in Bengal, Buddha urged]</ref> SUCI(C) is one of the main backers of the [[Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee]].
*The Moolampally ([[Cochin]], Kerala) land evictees agitation for an appropriate rehabilitation package. The general convener of the Moolampally agitation is Francis Kalathunkal, the local secretary of SUCI(C).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080122184544/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/05/stories/2006010515170300.htm SUCI demand]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100314135525/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/05/stories/2008110560110300.htm Row over Moolampally rehabilitation package]</ref>
*The party is also actively involved in the agitation of landless in [[Chengara]] ([[Pathanamthitta]], Kerala) called ''Chengara Samaram'' in popular media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008091851660300.htm&date=2008/09/18/&prd=th&|title=Aid for the family of deceased Vedi worker}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111105174050/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110654640500.htm SUCI takes out march]</ref>
*The anti-Posco movement in Orissa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=19151|title=SUCI alleges CPI betrayed anti-Posco people in Orissa}}</ref>

In 2008, the party had formed a temporary political front in [[West Bengal]] with [[All India Trinamool Congress]] to fight the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] on an agreement that the alliance will maintain equidistance from the [[Indian National Congress]] and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/TrinamoolSUCI-front-organises-first-rally/285697/|title=Trinamool-SUCI front organises first rally}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080318215433/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/15/stories/2008031561081500.htm Trinamool Congress to tie up with SUCI]</ref>

The party won the [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency]] in the 2009 general elections with a majority of 53,676 votes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519191427/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/joynagar.html CNN-IBN website]</ref>

[[Image:shibdasghosh.jpg|thumb|[[Shibdas Ghosh]], Founder General Secretary of SUCI]]

[[Image:NM MemorialMeeting.jpg|thumb|Nihar Mukherjee Memorial Meeting held in Netaji Indoor Stadium in [[Kolkata]] on 3 March 2010]]

==Campaigns==
The [[Gherao]] principle was introduced as a formal mode of protest in the trade union sector by [[Subodh Banarjee]], who was a central committee member of SUCI and the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments in [[West Bengal]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7QI4eOM18cC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=Subodh+Banarjee,+west+bengal&source=bl&ots=64VItipktt&sig=cR6vveGROQSdnjvxhqJ9Kv9g9Fc&hl=en&ei=JN8PSsWtLpmv_Aae0KWqBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#PPA27,M1|title=West Bengal's Jyoti Basu: A Political Profile|first1=Surajit Kumar|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Surajit̲a|last2=Dāśagupta|date=18 April 1992|publisher=Gian Publishing House|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article263.html|title=A Defiant Rebel - Mainstream|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/diary/kolkata/013.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418042211/http://www.boloji.com/diary/kolkata/013.htm|url-status=dead|title=Populist Governance|archivedate=18 April 2009}}</ref>

One of the major campaigns of the party in West Bengal has been its agitations against the educational policy of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] state government. The decision of the Left Front government to remove the English language from primary education sparked a mass movement led by the SUCI for the reinstatement of English.<ref>[http://india.indymedia.org/en/2003/08/6408.shtml Millions Rise Up For Total Bangla Bandh (total General Strike)]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1011212/national.htm#head7|title=Bandh call banks on past success}}</ref><ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22599125_ITM Twist of the mother tongue]</ref>

Below is a chronological list of campaigns organised by the SUCI(C) in West Bengal:
*1953: Tram fare protest movement was organised by the SUCI.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/how-much-do-you-know-about-suci/articleshow/524909383.cms|title=How much do you know about SUCI? | undefined News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
*1954: In 1954, the SUCI organised the teachers' movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1956: Banga bihar sanjukti birodhi andolan.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1958: Students' movement was organised by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1959: The SUCI organised food movement.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1967: Another food movement was led by the party.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1979: The SUCI organised a movement against various decisions taken by the [[Government of India]].<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1980: The SUCI organised ''Bhasha andolan'' against the [[Government of West Bengal]] which continues till now.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1983: A movement was led by the party against bus fare hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1988: First Party Congress in Kolkata (24–29 March)
*1990: Another movement was organised by the 13 Left Parties [COI(ML), CPI(ML)ND and others] along with SUCI against the Government of West Bengal for bus fare hike and a ''Bangla [[bandh]]'' in September to protest against the death of Madhai Halder, a party supporter killed in police firing at the [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] on 31 August 1990. This was the first ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1991: A protest was led by the organisation against electricity price hike.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1991: The SUCI organised a movement against the state education policy.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*1998: ''Bangla bandh'' on 3 February in order to bring back English at the primary education. This was the second ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*2000: The SUCI organised a protest movement demanding English as a compulsory subject at primary education.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*2002: A protest was organised against the decision of the Government of West Bengal to increase hospital fee and the increase in electricity charges by the [[Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation]] and [[West Bengal State Electricity Board]]. This was the third ''bandh''.<ref name=TOIHMDYKAS/>
*2006-ongoing: The Anti SEZ movements in [[Singur]]<ref name=TIOSITPH/><ref name=REDIFFSMPVDGF/> and [[Nandigram]].<ref name=EPAOMRLS/><ref name=HINDUESNP/><ref name=HINDUSPARN/><ref name=ECONOMICTIMESNTBR/><ref name=NEWSINDPRESSCSBBU/>
*2008: 21 12 April-hour statewide shutdown in West Bengal jointly called by the Trinamool Congress and SUCI.
*2011: The movement against anti eviction drive at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Forming a public Committee "BASTI BACHAO SANGRASH SAMITI". Lakhs of people protested against government forceful campaign .
[https://archive.today/20130202190727/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14653210 Trinamool-sponsored strike paralyses life in West Bengal]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/12-hour_shutdown_against_price_rise_in_West_Bengal/articleshow/2967584.cms|title=12-hour shutdown against price rise in West Bengal|via=The Economic Times}}</ref>

[[Image:Sucimuralkolkata (107).JPG|thumb|SUCI mural in [[Kolkata]], announcing 'SUCI day' rally on 24 April]]

==Leadership==
[[Provash Ghosh]] is the current leader of the party. He was elected as the General Secretary of the party by the central committee on 4 March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/articles/kerala/32/2010-03-05/0|title=Provash Ghosh, SUCI General Secretary, Mathrubhumi Online, 5 March 2010, Kerala News ''(In Malayalam)''}}</ref>

After Shibdas Ghosh's death in 1976, [[Nihar Mukherjee]], a co-founder of SUCI, became the General Secretary.<ref name="sucic.in"/> Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 at Kolkata.<ref name=MM>''SUCI General Secretary Nihar Mukherjee demised, Malayala Manorama, 20 February 2010, Page 9''</ref>
{{Communist Parties}}
The central committee members of the party are:
*[[Provash Ghosh]] (General Secretary & Politburo member)
*Manik Mukherjee (Politburo member)
*Asit Bhattacharya (Politburo member)
*Ranjit Dhar (Politburo member)
*Yakub Pailan (died on 14 June 2014)
*Debaprasad Sarkar
*Kalyan Chowdhury
*C.K Lukose (Politburo member; died on 13 Feb 2019)
*K. Radhakrishna
*Gopal Kundu
*Soumen Bose
*Satyawan
*Sankar Saha
*Chhaya Mukherjee
The incumbent central committee and politburo was elected in the 2nd party congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753763&articleType=MalayalamNews&contentId=6269200&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@|title="Nihar Mukherjee again SUCI's General Secretary ''(In Malayalam)''}}</ref>

Secretaries of the State Committees of the party are:
*[[Assam]]: Chandralekha Das
*[[Bihar, India|Bihar]]: Shiv Shankar
*[[Haryana]]: Satyawan
*[[Karnataka]]: K. Uma
*[[Kerala]]: V Venugopal (Kerala State Committee)
*[[Madhya Pradesh]]: Pratap Samal<ref>[http://www.sucic.in/download/pe05152005.pdf%20PE05152005.p65]{{dead link|date=April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]: Durjati Das
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]: V.N. Singh
*[[West Bengal]]: Chandidas Bhattacharya

Secretaries of the State Organising Committees are:
*[[Delhi]]: Pran Kumar Sharma<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041106/delhi.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
*[[Andhra Pradesh]]: B.S.Amarnath
*[[Tamil Nadu]]: Rengasamy
*[[Telangana]]: Ch.Murahari
*[[Gujarat]]: Dwarika Nath Rath<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=710170552&cat=&n_date=20071017|title=SUCI will field candidates in Gujarat elections - News - Webindia123.com|website=news.webindia123.com}}</ref>
*[[Rajasthan]]:
*[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]: Aminder Pal Singh (Incharge)<ref name="PE11012009.p5">[http://www.sucic.in/download2009/pe11012009.pdf PE11012009.p5]</ref>
*[[Jharkhand]]: Robin Samajpati
*[[Tripura]]: Arun Bhowmik
The [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] of the party is:
*[[Dr. Tarun Mandal]]: [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]], (2009–2014) West Bengal<ref name="CNN-IBN Website">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519191427/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/joynagar.html CNN-IBN Website]</ref><ref name="auto"/>

The [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the party is:
*Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar : [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]],(2011–2016) [[West Bengal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp103.htm|title=State Elections 2006 – Partywise Comparison for 103-Jaynagar Constituency of West Bengal}}</ref>

==Former Legislators of SUCI(C)==
The former ministers of SUCI in [[West Bengal]]:
* [[Subodh Banarjee]]: PWD Minister 1967 [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] Government, Labour Minister 1969 [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] Government
* Protiva Mukherjee: PWD Minister 1969 [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] Government<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ganashakti.com/jb/part41.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012153414/http://www.ganashakti.com/jb/part41.htm|url-status=dead|title=The Second United Front|archivedate=12 October 2008}}</ref>

The former MPs of the party were:
* Chitta Roy: [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]] – The First MP of SUCI(C)<ref name="auto"/>
* Dr. Tarun Mandal: [[Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[West Bengal]]
The former MLAs of the party were:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_report_WB1967.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410021735/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_report_WB1967.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1967 to The Legislative Assembly of West Bengal|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410022835/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1967 to The Legislative Assembly of West Bengal|archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref>
* [[Subodh Banarjee]]: [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] constituency, [[West Bengal]] – The First MLA of SUCI(C)
* Debaprasad Sarkar: [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar: [[Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaynagar]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* [[Probodh Purkait]]: [[Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kultali]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Renupada Halder: [[Mathurapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Rabin Mondal: [[Patharpratima (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patharpratima]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Haripada Bauri: [[Raghunathpur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpur]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Protiva Mukherjee: [[Suri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Suri]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* Bazle Ahmad: [[Murarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Murarai]] constituency, [[West Bengal]]
* [[Sambhunath Naik]]: [[Jashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jashipur]] constituency, [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
*Nalini Ranjan Singh:Kanti:[[Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Muzaffarpur]] constituency, [[Bihar]]

==Mass organisations==
The principal mass organisations of SUCI(C) are:
*[[All India United Trade Union Centre]]
*[[All India Democratic Students Organisation]]
*[[All India Democratic Youth Organisation]]
*[[All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan]]
*[[All India Kisan Khet Majdoor Sangathan]]

==Publications==
The central organ of SUCI(C) is the ''[[Proletarian Era]]'', an English forthnighly published from [[Kolkata]].
[[Image:Sucipe.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of ''Proletarian Era'']]

The state committees of the party publishes:
*''Ganadabi''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ganadabi.in/|title=ganadabi.in|website=www.ganadabi.in}}</ref> ([[Bengali language|Bengali]] weekly, published from Kolkata)
*''Unity'' ([[Malayalam]] monthly, published from [[Thiruvananthapuram]])
*''Ganamukti'' ([[Assamese language|Assamese]] fortnightly, published from [[Guwahati]])
*''Karmika Drushtikona'' ([[Kannada]] monthly, published from [[Bangalore]])
*''Pattali Chinthanai'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] monthly, published from [[Chennai]])
*''Sarbahara Kranti'' ([[Oriya language|Oriya]] monthly, published from [[Bhubaneswar]])
*''Sarvahara Dristhikon'' ([[Hindi]] forthnighly, published from [[Delhi]])
*''Socialist Viplavam'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]] monthly, published from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]])
*''Morcha'' ([[Urdu]] monthly, published from [[Kolkata, India|Kolkata]])

==Criticism==
They are often criticized by the other Left parties for supporting a nondemocratic anti-communist party like TMC, to defeat the Left Government. After breaking the alliance with TMC, Provash Ghosh said in a press statement, "The CPI(M) government had turned 'anti-people' therefore it was extremely important to end their 34-year tenure in the state", he also added, "Our main target of dislodging the CPI(M) government has been achieved, and we are no longer an ally of TMC. We are ready to sit in opposition".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://post.jagran.com/sucitmc-alliance-ends-soon-after-west-bengal-polls-1305649865|title=SUCI-TMC alliance ends soon after West Bengal polls|work=Jagran Post|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*''[http://www.marxists.org/archive/shibdas-ghosh/index.htm Marxists Internet Archive: Shibdas Ghosh]'' — Marxists Internet Archive
*''[http://sucic.in/era/era.htm Proletarian Era]'' — a SUCI publication

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