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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Nilotpal Basu
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|31|df=y}}
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| office = Member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Politburo]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| term_start = April 2018
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[West Bengal]]
| term_start1 =1994
| term_end1 = 2006
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| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
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| source =https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf
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'''Nilotpal Basu''' is an Indian politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[West Bengal]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/b.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> He runs an NGO called Grameen Sanchar Society (GRASSO) which started a Mobile PCO scheme in West Bengal with state and BSNL support.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Mobile-PCOs-for-rural-Bengal/articleshow/37112688.cms| title=Mobile PCOs for rural Bengal | publisher=Times of India| date=11 February 2013 | access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> Basu got into controversy after bank loans taken by the GRASSO were not repaid.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/cpm-honcho-leases-land-at-re-1-acre-38523-2009-01-31 | title=CPM honcho leases land at Re 1/acre | publisher=India Today | work=Aloke Banerjee | date=31 January 2009| access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfgvAQAAIAAJ|access-date=22 January 2019|year=2009|publisher=Hathway Investments Pvt Limited|page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/storm-on-the-red-sea/239762 | title=Storm On The Red Sea | publisher=Outlook India | date=23 February 2009 | access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/marxist-leaders-fall-for-the-good-life-38816-2009-02-04| title=Marxist leaders fall for the good life | publisher=India Today| date=4 February 2013 | access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
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