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	\| name = Kamal Kanti Guha		\| name = Kamal Kanti Guha
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| birth_date = ~~20 January~~ 1928		\| birth_date September = 25/1928
	\|birth_place = ~~[[Dinhata]~~], ~~[[British India]]~~		\|birth_place = Dhaka Bangladesh], Education:Bachelor with honors Presidency College kokolka india
	\| death_date = 6 August 2007 (aged 79)		\| death_date = 6 August 2007 (aged 79)
	\|death_place = [[Cooch Behar]]		\|death_place = [[Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]], India
	\| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]]		\| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]]
	\| term_start1 = 1962-1969		\| term_start1 = 1962-1969
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	\| nationality = [[India]]n		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	\| party = [[All India Forward Bloc]]<br/>[[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]] (~~1996-1999~~)		\| party = [[All India Forward Bloc]]<br/>[[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]] (1996–1999)
	\| residence =		\| residence =
	\| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]		\| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
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	'''Kamal Guha''' (~~1928 – 2007~~) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician. He was an [[All India Forward Bloc]] leader and member of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)\|Left Front]] cabinet in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]] for over two decades.<ref name="Statesman">{{cite web		'''Kamal Guha''' (1928–2007) was an Indian politician. He was an [[All India Forward Bloc]] leader and member of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)\|Left Front]] cabinet in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]] for over two decades.<ref name="Statesman">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1\|title=Death of a rare visionary\|access-date=2007-08-08\|newspaper=The Statesman\|date=7 August 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090436/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1\|archive-date=29 September 2007\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1
	\|title=Death of a rare visionary
	\|~~accessdate~~=2007-08-08
	\|newspaper=The Statesman
	\|date=7 August 2008
	\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090436/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1
	\|archive-date=29 September 2007
	\|url-status=dead
	}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	~~Born~~ at Dinhata on 20 January 1928~~, he passed his matriculation~~ from [[Dinhata High School~~]] where former [[List of Presidents of Bangladesh\|president of Bangladesh~~]]~~, [[Hossain Mohammad Ershad]] was his classmate~~, and passed Intermediate Arts from Victoria College (now [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College]]) in Cooch Behar, which was then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name= "Hindu">{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm \| title = Kamal Guha dies \| accessdate = 2007-08-08 \| newspaper = The Hindu \| date = 7 August 2008 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025083512/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm \| archive-date = 25 October 2007 \| url-status = ~~dead~~ }}</ref> Guha was inspired by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] at a very young age. He decided to join ~~politics~~ when he was still a student ~~and Forward Bloc seemed to be the obvious choice~~.<ref name= "Statesman"/>		Kamal Guha was born at [[Dinhata]] on 20 January 1928. He graduated from [[Dinhata High School]], and passed Intermediate Arts from Victoria College (now [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College]]) in Cooch Behar, which was then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name= "Hindu">{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm \| title = Kamal Guha dies \| accessdate = 2007-08-08 \| newspaper = The Hindu \| date = 7 August 2008 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025083512/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm \| archive-date = 25 October 2007 \| url-status = usurped }}</ref> Guha was inspired by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] at a very young age. He decided to join the Forward Bloc when he was still a student.<ref name= "Statesman"/>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Guha ~~won his~~ first ~~election~~ to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] in 1962. He ~~contested and won the Dinhata~~ seat ~~8 times~~ in ~~every~~ election ~~except 1971~~.He ~~Was Elected~~ [[~~Member of~~ Legislative Assembly\|~~MLA~~]] ~~For Eight Times~~.<ref name= "Statesman"/> ~~In the 2006 Assembly election he quit from contesting the Dinhata seat.~~<ref name= "Hindu"/> ~~He became a member of the cabinet in~~ 1977, 1982,1987 and 2001 ~~and headed the departments of~~ agriculture, agriculture marketing and public health engineering.<ref name= "Statesman"/>		Guha was first elected to the [[Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Dinhata seat]] of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]. He was re-elected to this seat in [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1967]], but lost in [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1969]]. He was re-elected in [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1977]], holding the seat through the [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1982]], [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1987]], [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1991]], [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|1996]], and [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|2001]] elections.<ref name= "Statesman"/><ref name= "Hindu"/> In 1977, 1982, 1987, and 2001 he was a cabinet member. His various portfolios included agriculture, agriculture marketing and public health engineering.<ref name= "Statesman"/> He chose not to run for re-election in the [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|2006 election]].<ref name="Hindu" />

	Guha ~~had~~ a ~~major contribution in strengthening~~ the party in West Bengal. In the late ~~80s~~, he took up the cause of people living the enclaves. In 1992 he was expelled by his party because of ~~severe differences~~ over handing over the ~~Teen~~ Bigha corridor to Bangladesh.		Guha was a driving force behind the expansion of the Forward Bloc party in West Bengal. In the late 1980s, he took up the cause of people living the [[India–Bangladesh enclaves]]. In 1992, he was expelled by his party because of disagreements over handing over the [[Tin Bigha Corridor\|Tin Bigha corridor]] to [[Bangladesh]]. He formed a splinter party, [[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]], and won the 1996 election against the official Left Front candidate. He returned to the Forward Bloc for the 2001 election.<ref name= "Statesman"/>
	~~Unperturbed~~, ~~he formed~~ [[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]] and won against the official Left Front candidate ~~at Dinhata~~. ~~After about seven years he~~ returned to the Forward Bloc.<ref name= "Statesman"/>

	Guha was seen as an anti-[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) voice within the Left Front. He was ~~vociferous~~ against the [[Government of West Bengal\|state government's]] market-driven farm policy.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070807/asp/bengal/story_8160530.asp \| title = Kamal Guha dead \| accessdate = 2007-08-08 \| newspaper = The Telegraph \| date= 7 August 2008}}</ref> In 2002, he ~~had said~~ that ~~the~~ indiscriminate recruitment of CPI(M) cadres by government departments and frequent increase in their salary has made the West Bengal government bankrupt.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis		Guha was seen as an anti-[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) voice within the Left Front. He was firmly against the [[Government of West Bengal\|state government's]] market-driven farm policy.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070807/asp/bengal/story_8160530.asp \| title = Kamal Guha dead \| accessdate = 2007-08-08 \| newspaper = The Telegraph \| date= 7 August 2008}}</ref> In 2002, he stated publicly that he felt that "indiscriminate recruitment of CPI(M) cadres by government departments and frequent increase in their salary has made the West Bengal government bankrupt."<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis
	\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017211838/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis		\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017211838/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis
	\| url-status = dead		\| url-status = dead
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	Guha ~~was not keeping well in later life and~~ died on 6 August 2007.<ref name= "Hindu"/> ~~Condoling his death the~~ Forward Bloc leader [[Debabrata Biswas (politician)\|Debabrata Biswas]] said that Guha was a "leader of the people and always fought for the rights of the toiling masses."<ref name= "Statesman"/>		Guha died on 6 August 2007.<ref name= "Hindu"/> In a memorial, Forward Bloc leader [[Debabrata Biswas (politician)\|Debabrata Biswas]] said that Guha was a "leader of the people and always fought for the rights of the toiling masses."<ref name= "Statesman"/>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kamal Kanti Guha
| image =
| birth_date = 20 January 1928
|birth_place = [[Dinhata]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 6 August 2007 (aged 79)
|death_place = [[Cooch Behar]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| term_start1 = 1962-1969
| term_end1 = 1977-2006
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dinhata]]
| office = [[Minister (government)|Minister for Agriculture,<br/> Agriculture Marketing & Public Health Engineering]]
| term_start = 1977
| term_end = 2006
| nationality = [[India]]n
| spouse =
| party = [[All India Forward Bloc]]<br/>[[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]] (1996-1999)
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
| profession = Politician, [[social worker]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kamal Guha''' (1928 – 2007) was an [[India]]n politician. He was an [[All India Forward Bloc]] leader and member of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] cabinet in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]] for over two decades.<ref name="Statesman">{{cite web
|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1
|title=Death of a rare visionary
|accessdate=2007-08-08
|newspaper=The Statesman
|date=7 August 2008
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090436/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=6&id=165424&usrsess=1
|archive-date=29 September 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born at Dinhata on 20 January 1928, he passed his matriculation from [[Dinhata High School]] where former [[List of Presidents of Bangladesh|president of Bangladesh]], [[Hossain Mohammad Ershad]] was his classmate, and passed Intermediate Arts from Victoria College (now [[Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College]]) in Cooch Behar, which was then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name= "Hindu">{{cite web | url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm | title = Kamal Guha dies | accessdate = 2007-08-08 | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 7 August 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025083512/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708062071.htm | archive-date = 25 October 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Guha was inspired by [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] at a very young age. He decided to join politics when he was still a student and Forward Bloc seemed to be the obvious choice.<ref name= "Statesman"/>

==Political career==
Guha won his first election to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] in 1962. He contested and won the Dinhata seat 8 times in every election except 1971.He Was Elected [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] For Eight Times.<ref name= "Statesman"/> In the 2006 Assembly election he quit from contesting the Dinhata seat.<ref name= "Hindu"/> He became a member of the cabinet in 1977, 1982,1987 and 2001 and headed the departments of agriculture, agriculture marketing and public health engineering.<ref name= "Statesman"/>

Guha had a major contribution in strengthening the party in West Bengal. In the late 80s, he took up the cause of people living the enclaves. In 1992 he was expelled by his party because of severe differences over handing over the Teen Bigha corridor to Bangladesh.
Unperturbed, he formed [[Forward Bloc (Socialist)]] and won against the official Left Front candidate at Dinhata. After about seven years he returned to the Forward Bloc.<ref name= "Statesman"/>

Guha was seen as an anti-[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) voice within the Left Front. He was vociferous against the [[Government of West Bengal|state government's]] market-driven farm policy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070807/asp/bengal/story_8160530.asp | title = Kamal Guha dead | accessdate = 2007-08-08 | newspaper = The Telegraph | date= 7 August 2008}}</ref> In 2002, he had said that the indiscriminate recruitment of CPI(M) cadres by government departments and frequent increase in their salary has made the West Bengal government bankrupt.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017211838/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-31/kolkata/27322871_1_cpm-cadres-kamal-guha-financial-crisis
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 17 October 2012
| title = Kamal Guha casts one more stone at CPM | accessdate = 2007-08-08 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| date=31 October 2002}}</ref>

Guha was not keeping well in later life and died on 6 August 2007.<ref name= "Hindu"/> Condoling his death the Forward Bloc leader [[Debabrata Biswas (politician)|Debabrata Biswas]] said that Guha was a "leader of the people and always fought for the rights of the toiling masses."<ref name= "Statesman"/>

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