Ajit Sarkar - Revision history

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	He entered politics through the [[Students' Federation of India]], the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.		He entered politics through the [[Students' Federation of India]], the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.

	He represented [[Purnia]] four times in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in [[Purnia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Life-term-will-end-Pappus-career/articleshow/2783873.cms\|title=Life term will end Pappu's career ~~- Times of India\|website=The Times of India~~\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ajit/20061221.htm\|title=Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held\|website=Rediff\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bihar-elections-2010/congress-and-others/story/slain-cpm-leaders-son-returns-to-fight-it-out-84022-2010-10-17\|title=Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out\|~~last~~=October 17\|first=Giridhar ~~Jha~~\|~~last2~~=~~October 21\|first2=2010UPDATED~~\|website=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-30~~\|last3=Ist\|first3=2010 20:01~~}}</ref>		He represented [[Purnia]] four times in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in [[Purnia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Life-term-will-end-Pappus-career/articleshow/2783873.cms\|title=Life term will end Pappu's career\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ajit/20061221.htm\|title=Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held\|website=Rediff\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bihar-elections-2010/congress-and-others/story/slain-cpm-leaders-son-returns-to-fight-it-out-84022-2010-10-17\|title=Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out\|date=October 17, 2010\|first=Giridhar\|last=Jha\|website=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>

	His story was shown in one of the episodes of [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)\|Satyamev Jayate]] on politics.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/satyamev-jayate-2-no-criminal-politicians-no-vote-sell-requests-aamir-khan-545721\|title=Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan\|last=Bhowmik\|first=Arijita\|date=2014-03-30\|website=International Business Times, India Edition\|language=english\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>		His story was shown in one of the episodes of [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)\|Satyamev Jayate]] on politics.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/satyamev-jayate-2-no-criminal-politicians-no-vote-sell-requests-aamir-khan-545721\|title=Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan\|last=Bhowmik\|first=Arijita\|date=2014-03-30\|website=International Business Times, India Edition\|language=english\|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>

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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Ajit Sarkar
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_name =
|birth_date = 1947
|birth_place = [[Purnea]], [[Bihar]], India
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|6|14|1947}}
|death_place = [[Purnea]], [[Bihar]], India
|office = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] for [[Purnia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purnia]]
|term_start = 1980
|term_end = 1998
|predecessor = [[Sharda Prasad Singh]]
|successor = [[Madhavi Sarkar]]
|party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|spouse = [[Madhavi Sarkar]]
|children = 3
}}
'''Ajit Sarkar''' ({{lang-bn|অজিত সরকার}}) (1947 – 14 June 1998) was Indian politician who was a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

== Political career ==
He entered politics through the [[Students' Federation of India]], the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.

He represented [[Purnia]] four times in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in [[Purnia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Life-term-will-end-Pappus-career/articleshow/2783873.cms|title=Life term will end Pappu's career - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ajit/20061221.htm|title=Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held|website=Rediff|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bihar-elections-2010/congress-and-others/story/slain-cpm-leaders-son-returns-to-fight-it-out-84022-2010-10-17|title=Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out|last=October 17|first=Giridhar Jha|last2=October 21|first2=2010UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30|last3=Ist|first3=2010 20:01}}</ref>

His story was shown in one of the episodes of [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]] on politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/satyamev-jayate-2-no-criminal-politicians-no-vote-sell-requests-aamir-khan-545721|title=Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan|last=Bhowmik|first=Arijita|date=2014-03-30|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=english|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids. He dwelt in politics for some time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100929/jsp/bihar/story_12995250.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Crusade for people pulls son back from Down Under | date=29 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/melbourne-to-purnea-comrade-s-son-returns/694356/|title=Comrades son returns|website=Indian Express archives}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1980–1985]]
[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:People murdered in Bihar]]
[[Category:People from Purnia]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1985–1990]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 1995–2000]]
[[Category:Deaths by firearm in India]]
[[Category:Assassinated Indian politicians]]