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	'''Sudhir Chandra Das''' (born 15 November 1907, date of death unknown) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician.<ref name="(Firm)1969">{{cite book\|author=Times of India (Firm)\|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ\|year=1969\|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Company]]\|page=880}}</ref> During the struggle for Indian independence, he took part in the Salt, No-Tax and [[Quit India Movement]]s.<ref name=a>{{cite book\|title=Jadavpur Journal of International Relations\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw-QAAAAMAAJ\|volume=5\|year=2000\|publisher=Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University\|page=19}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh1988">{{cite book\|author=Niranjan Ghosh\|title=Role of Women in the Freedom Movement in Bengal, 1919–1947: Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia District\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYtAAAAAMAAJ\|year=1988\|publisher=Tamralipta Prakashani\|page=250\|isbn=9780836424287}}</ref> He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], becoming Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in 1969.		{{Use Indian English\|date=October 2021}}

			'''Sudhir Chandra Das''' (born 15 November 1907, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician.<ref name="(Firm)1969">{{cite book\|author=Times of India (Firm)\|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ\|year=1969\|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Company]]\|page=880}}</ref> During the struggle for Indian independence, he took part in the Salt, No-Tax and [[Quit India Movement]]s.<ref name=a>{{cite book\|title=Jadavpur Journal of International Relations\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw-QAAAAMAAJ\|volume=5\|year=2000\|publisher=Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University\|page=19}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh1988">{{cite book\|author=Niranjan Ghosh\|title=Role of Women in the Freedom Movement in Bengal, 1919–1947: Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia District\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYtAAAAAMAAJ\|year=1988\|publisher=Tamralipta Prakashani\|page=250\|isbn=9780836424287}}</ref> He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], becoming Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in 1969.

	==1952 election==		==1952 election==

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'''Sudhir Chandra Das''' (born 15 November 1907, date of death unknown) was an [[India]]n politician.<ref name="(Firm)1969">{{cite book|author=Times of India (Firm)|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Company]]|page=880}}</ref> During the struggle for Indian independence, he took part in the Salt, No-Tax and [[Quit India Movement]]s.<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Jadavpur Journal of International Relations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw-QAAAAMAAJ|volume=5|year=2000|publisher=Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University|page=19}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh1988">{{cite book|author=Niranjan Ghosh|title=Role of Women in the Freedom Movement in Bengal, 1919–1947: Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia District|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYtAAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Tamralipta Prakashani|page=250|isbn=9780836424287}}</ref> He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], becoming Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in 1969.

==1952 election==
Das left the Indian National Congress in 1950 and joined the [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]].<ref name="(Firm)1969"/> Das contested the [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|first West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] in independent India, held in 1952, as a KMPP candidate, winning the [[Contai North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Contai North seat]].<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He obtained 11,830 votes (35.32%), defeating the candidates of the Indian National Congress, the [[Communist Party of India]], the [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]] and the [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]].<ref name=vidhansabha1952/>

==PSP leader==
He later became a key leader of the [[Praja Socialist Party]].<ref name="(Firm)1969"/> Das contested the [[Contai South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Contai South seat]] in the [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], finishing in second place with 18,145 votes (45.39%).<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref>

Das won the Contai South seat in the [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 22,565 votes (51.06%).<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He retained the seat in the [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 26,089 votes (51.04%).<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He again won the Contai South seat in the [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 29,776 votes (57.07%).<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] |access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> In all of the elections 1957–1969, the contests in Contai South were essentially straight contests between PSP and the Indian National Congress (in the sense that no other candidate obtained more than 5% of the vote).<ref name=vidhansabha1957/><ref name=vidhansabha1962/><ref name=vidhansabha1967/><ref name=vidhansabha1969/>

==Minister==
On 9 May 1969 Das, leading a dissident faction of the [[Praja Socialist Party]], was sworn in as Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister in the second [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] government of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="Committee">{{cite book|author=Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee|title=Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNeNAAAAMAAJ|publisher=The Committee|page=379|isbn=9788176260282}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Recorder and Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jKIvAAAAMAAJ|volume=15|year=1969|page=28}}</ref>

Das retained the Contai South seat in the [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], again standing on a PSP ticket but now facing opposition not just from the Indian National Congress but also the [[CPI(M)]] (former United Front partner) and the [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Congress(O)]].<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> He obtained 18,165 (38.66%).<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> Das was named Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (including Zoological Gardens) in the cabinet formed by [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] (a coalition of [[Bangla Congress]]-INC-[[Indian Union Muslim League]]-Rebel [[Samyukta Socialist Party]] and Das' rebel PSP – Democratic Socialist Consolidation).<ref>{{cite book|title=Socialist India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yAmr6rR9hfoC|volume=2|year=1971|publisher=Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee.|page=601}}</ref>

==Later years==
Das retained the Contai South seat in the [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], contesting on an independent ticket.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title =General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He obtained 20,001 votes (43.90%), defeating the candidates of Congress(O) and CPI(M).<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> On 11 June 1972 the rebel PSP led by Das and Arun Mitra merged into the [[Indian National Congress]] to "pursue the socialist path shown by [[Indira Gandhi]]".<ref name="Sadasivan1977">{{cite book|author=S. N. Sadasivan|title=Party and democracy in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lJ2KAAAAMAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill|page=167|isbn=9780070965911}}</ref> Das became a prominent member of the Indian National Congress.<ref name=a/>

Das lost the Contai South seat in the [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], defeated by Satya Brata Maiti of the [[Janata Party]].<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He ran on an independent ticket, finishing in second place with 4,556 votes (10.26%).<ref name=vidhansabha1977/>

==References==
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	'''Sudhir Chandra Das''' (born 15 November 1907, date of death unknown) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician.<ref name="(Firm)1969">{{cite book\|author=Times of India (Firm)\|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ\|year=1969\|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Company]]\|page=880}}</ref> During the struggle for Indian independence, he took part in the Salt, No-Tax and [[Quit India Movement]]s.<ref name=a>{{cite book\|title=Jadavpur Journal of International Relations\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw-QAAAAMAAJ\|volume=5\|year=2000\|publisher=Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University\|page=19}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh1988">{{cite book\|author=Niranjan Ghosh\|title=Role of Women in the Freedom Movement in Bengal, 1919–1947: Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia District\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYtAAAAAMAAJ\|year=1988\|publisher=Tamralipta Prakashani\|page=250\|isbn=9780836424287}}</ref> He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], becoming Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in 1969.		{{Use Indian English\|date=October 2021}}

			'''Sudhir Chandra Das''' (born 15 November 1907, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician.<ref name="(Firm)1969">{{cite book\|author=Times of India (Firm)\|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ\|year=1969\|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Company]]\|page=880}}</ref> During the struggle for Indian independence, he took part in the Salt, No-Tax and [[Quit India Movement]]s.<ref name=a>{{cite book\|title=Jadavpur Journal of International Relations\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw-QAAAAMAAJ\|volume=5\|year=2000\|publisher=Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University\|page=19}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh1988">{{cite book\|author=Niranjan Ghosh\|title=Role of Women in the Freedom Movement in Bengal, 1919–1947: Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia District\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYtAAAAAMAAJ\|year=1988\|publisher=Tamralipta Prakashani\|page=250\|isbn=9780836424287}}</ref> He represented Contai North and later Contai South in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], becoming Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in 1969.

	==1952 election==		==1952 election==

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