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	==Political life==		==Political life==
	Chitta Basu joined the Forward Bloc formed by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] in 1939, after Bose resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]]. Basu worked for the party since he had joined it as a promising student leader in 1945. He rose to become the party's youth wing, All-India Yuba League's general secretary in 1947–48. After [[Partition of India\|India's partition]], Basu immersed himself in refugee rehabilitation work. In 1972, he became the party's central committee member and then the general secretary in March 1979, after the 10th Party Congress succeeding R. K. Haldulkar,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History – AIFB \|url=http://forwardbloc.org/history/ \|website=forwardbloc.org \|accessdate=13 October 2018 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013062143/http://forwardbloc.org/history/ \|archivedate=13 October ~~2018~~}}</ref> a post that he held until his death.<ref name="death"/>		Chitta Basu joined the Forward Bloc formed by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] in 1939, after Bose resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]]. Basu worked for the party since he had joined it as a promising student leader in 1945. He rose to become the party's youth wing, All-India Yuba League's general secretary in 1947–48. After [[Partition of India\|India's partition]], Basu immersed himself in refugee rehabilitation work. In 1972, he became the party's central committee member and then the general secretary in March 1979, after the 10th Party Congress succeeding R. K. Haldulkar,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History – AIFB \|url=http://forwardbloc.org/history/ \|website=forwardbloc.org \|accessdate=13 October 2018 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013062143/http://forwardbloc.org/history/ \|archivedate=13 October 2022}}</ref> a post that he held until his death.<ref name="death"/>

	In 1957, Basu was first elected to the West Bengal state legislative assembly from [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Barasat]] of the then undivided 24 [[Pargana]]s district. In 1966, he became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He was elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Barasat]] constituency in 1977, before getting re-elected in 1980, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency. In 1996, he became a member of the United Front steering committee.{{citation needed\|date=October ~~2018~~}}		In 1957, Basu was first elected to the West Bengal state legislative assembly from [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Barasat]] of the then undivided 24 [[Pargana]]s district. In 1966, he became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He was elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Barasat]] constituency in 1977, before getting re-elected in 1980, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency. In 1996, he became a member of the United Front steering committee.{{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}

	Basu was one of the [[All India Forward Bloc]] leaders who struggled for the party's survival immediately after independence; other political parties (particularly Left and a section of Indian socialists) abused the Forward Bloc over [[Subhas Chandra Bose#Taking over leadership of Azad Hind Fauj and later events\|Bose]]'s alliance with the Axis.{{citation needed\|date=October ~~2018~~}}		Basu was one of the [[All India Forward Bloc]] leaders who struggled for the party's survival immediately after independence; other political parties (particularly Left and a section of Indian socialists) abused the Forward Bloc over [[Subhas Chandra Bose#Taking over leadership of Azad Hind Fauj and later events\|Bose]]'s alliance with the Axis.{{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}

	==Death==		==Death==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{cite web \|title=General Secretary : Chitta Basu (1979) \|url=http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ \|website=forwardbloc.org \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017224751/http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ \|archivedate=17 October ~~2016~~}}		* {{cite web \|title=General Secretary : Chitta Basu (1979) \|url=http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ \|website=forwardbloc.org \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017224751/http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ \|archivedate=17 October 2022}}

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chitta Basu
| honorific-prefix =
| caption =
| office = General Secretary of [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| term_start = 19 March 1979
| term_end = 5 October 1997
| predecessor = R. K. Haldulkar
| successor = [[Debabrata Biswas (politician)|Debabrata Biswas]]
| office1 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| term_start1 = 1989
| term_end1 = 5 October 1997
| predecessor1 = [[Tarun Kanti Ghosh]]
| successor1 = [[Ranjit Kumar Panja]]
| term_start2 = 1977
| term_end2 = 1984
| predecessor2 = Ranendranath Sen
| successor2 = Tarun Kanti Ghosh
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] for [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| term_start3 = 1957
| term_end3 = 1962
| predecessor3 = Amulyadhan Mukhopadhyay
| successor3 = H. K. Basu
| birth_date = 25 December 1926
| birth_place = [[Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/>(now [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|10|5|1926|12|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Bihar]], India
| party = [[Forward Bloc]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| 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]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mishra |first1=Mayank |title=Chitta Basu: A Man of Determination And Courage |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/chitta-basu-a-man-of-determination-and-courage-197100601104_1.html |website=Business Standard|accessdate=12 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012154955/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/chitta-basu-a-man-of-determination-and-courage-197100601104_1.html |archivedate=12 October 2018 |date=6 October 1997}}</ref> He served as the General Secretary of the party from 1977 till his death in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=Forward Bloc leader Chitta Basu dead |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/oct/06chitta.htm |accessdate=12 October 2018 |website=Rediff.com |date=6 October 1997}}</ref> 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.<ref name="death">{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Santanu |title=Chitta Basu dies in sleep aboard Howrah-bound train |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971006/27950083.html |work=The Indian Express |date=6 October 1997 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990823222027/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971006/27950083.html |archivedate=23 August 1999 |access-date=12 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Barasat]] was his Indian Parliamentary constituency for over two decades.

==Education==
Basu graduated from [[Daulatpur Thana, Khulna|Daulatpur]] College in Khulna district ([[British India]]). He later earned his masters from the [[University of Calcutta]].

==Political life==
Chitta Basu joined the Forward Bloc formed by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] in 1939, after Bose resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]]. Basu worked for the party since he had joined it as a promising student leader in 1945. He rose to become the party's youth wing, All-India Yuba League's general secretary in 1947–48. After [[Partition of India|India's partition]], Basu immersed himself in refugee rehabilitation work. In 1972, he became the party's central committee member and then the general secretary in March 1979, after the 10th Party Congress succeeding R. K. Haldulkar,<ref>{{cite web |title=History – AIFB |url=http://forwardbloc.org/history/ |website=forwardbloc.org |accessdate=13 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013062143/http://forwardbloc.org/history/ |archivedate=13 October 2018}}</ref> a post that he held until his death.<ref name="death"/>

In 1957, Basu was first elected to the West Bengal state legislative assembly from [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barasat]] of the then undivided 24 [[Pargana]]s district. In 1966, he became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He was elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]] constituency in 1977, before getting re-elected in 1980, 1989, 1991 and 1996 from the same constituency. In 1996, he became a member of the United Front steering committee.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Basu was one of the [[All India Forward Bloc]] leaders who struggled for the party's survival immediately after independence; other political parties (particularly Left and a section of Indian socialists) abused the Forward Bloc over [[Subhas Chandra Bose#Taking over leadership of Azad Hind Fauj and later events|Bose]]'s alliance with the Axis.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Death==
Basu died of a [[cardiac arrest]] on the [[Howrah]]-bound Danapur Express between [[Madhupur, Deoghar|Madhupur]] and Jasidih railway stations in [[Bihar]] in the early morning of 5 October 1997. He was returning to [[Calcutta]] after attending an anti-[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] rally organised by a 17-party left and democratic front in [[Patna]].<ref name="death"/> Travelling alone in an [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC first class coupe]], he complained of abdominal pain to a railway attendant soon after the train left Patna.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quicktakes -- Chitta Basu is dead |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971006/27950513.html |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 October 1997 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991105174856/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19971006/27950513.html |archivedate=5 November 1999 |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon, a wireless message was sent to the [[Jhajha railway station|Jhajha station]], before he was examined and given medication. He was found dead at around 2:30 a.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) when doctors boarded the train to check his condition at the [[Madhupur Junction railway station|Madhupur station]].<ref name="death"/>

==See also==
* [[Indian independence movement]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=General Secretary : Chitta Basu (1979) |url=http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ |website=forwardbloc.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017224751/http://forwardbloc.org/1979/03/19/general-secretary-chitta-basu-1979/ |archivedate=17 October 2016}}

{{First to Tenth Lok Sabha, West Bengal}}
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