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'''Charu Mihir Sarkar''' (born August 31, 1924) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1967–1971 and served as Minister in the 1967 and the 1969 [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] state cabinet.
'''Charu Mihir Sarkar''' (born August 31, 1924) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1967–1971 and served as Minister in the 1967 and the 1969 [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] state cabinet.


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Sarkar won the [[Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hanskhali (SC) seat]] in the [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], standing as a [[Bangla Congress]] candidate.<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]]  | accessdate = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He obtained 33,298 votes (67.12%), defeating R.K. Mallick of the [[Indian National Congress]] in a straight contest.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> On July 5, 1967 he was sworn in as a Minister without Portfolio in the [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] state government, after prolonged negotiations on including a minister from Scheduled Castes in the cabinet.<ref name="Kashyap1974">{{cite book|author=Subhash C. Kashyap|title=The politics of power: defections and state politics in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17u1AAAAIAAJ|year=1974|publisher=National Pub. House|pages=518, 523}}</ref>
Sarkar won the [[Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hanskhali (SC) seat]] in the [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], standing as a [[Bangla Congress]] candidate.<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]]  | accessdate = 4 December 2016}}</ref> He obtained 33,298 votes (67.12%), defeating R.K. Mallick of the [[Indian National Congress]] in a straight contest.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> On July 5, 1967 he was sworn in as a Minister without Portfolio in the [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] state government, after prolonged negotiations on including a minister from Scheduled Castes in the cabinet.<ref name="Kashyap1974">{{cite book|author=Subhash C. Kashyap|title=The politics of power: defections and state politics in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17u1AAAAIAAJ|year=1974|publisher=National Pub. House|pages=518, 523}}</ref>


Sarkar retained the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 25,957 votes (51.75%).<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]]  |accessdate = 4 December 2016}}</ref> Sarkar was named Minister for Community Development in the second [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] government formed in 1969.<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}}</ref> Sarkar, along with two other Bangla Congress ministers, resigned from his post as Minister on February 19, 1970.<ref name="Dasgupta1992">{{cite book|author=Surajit Kumar Dasgupta|title=West Bengal's Jyoti Basu: a political profile|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atNHAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Gian Pub. House|isbn=978-81-212-0420-0|page=35}}</ref> On 16 March 1970<ref name="Das1970">{{cite book|author=Sitanshu Das|title=The future for Indian democracy|url=https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=-4UdAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ajoy|year=1970|publisher=Fabian Society|page=30}}</ref> [[Ajoy Mukherjee]], the chief minister, presented his resignation, and the government was dismissed on 19 March 1970.<ref>{{cite book|author=Amrita Basu|title=Two Faces of Protest: Contrasting Modes of Women's Activism in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyY0Yb5BrqgC&pg=PA31|date=1 October 1994|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-08919-8|pages=31–32}}</ref>
Sarkar retained the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 25,957 votes (51.75%).<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]]  |accessdate = 4 December 2016}}</ref> Sarkar was named Minister for Community Development in the second [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] government formed in 1969.<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> Sarkar, along with two other Bangla Congress ministers, resigned from his post as Minister on February 19, 1970.<ref name="Dasgupta1992">{{cite book|author=Surajit Kumar Dasgupta|title=West Bengal's Jyoti Basu: a political profile|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atNHAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Gian Pub. House|isbn=978-81-212-0420-0|page=35}}</ref> On 16 March 1970<ref name="Das1970">{{cite book|author=Sitanshu Das|title=The future for Indian democracy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4UdAAAAMAAJ&q=ajoy|year=1970|publisher=Fabian Society|page=30|isbn=9780716312857}}</ref> [[Ajoy Mukherjee]], the chief minister, presented his resignation, and the government was dismissed on 19 March 1970.<ref>{{cite book|author=Amrita Basu|title=Two Faces of Protest: Contrasting Modes of Women's Activism in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyY0Yb5BrqgC&pg=PA31|date=1 October 1994|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-08919-8|pages=31–32}}</ref>


==1971 election==
==1971 election==

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Charu Mihir Sarkar (born August 31, 1924) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1967–1971 and served as Minister in the 1967 and the 1969 United Front state cabinet.

YouthEdit

Sarkar was born on August 31, 1924.[1] He went to school at Malikandah in Dacca District, later receiving education at Surendranath College in Calcutta.[1] He received Master of Arts degree from Calcutta University.[1]

Sarkar as contested the Scheduled Castes seat in the Bongaon constituency in the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, standing as a Praja Socialist Party candidate.[2] He finished in second place with 20,959 votes (29.54%), finishing ahead of former Minister of Pakistan Jogendra Nath Mandal.[2]

Social workEdit

Sarkar was involved in various social welfare activities in his home district.[3] He founded the Ramchandrapur Palli Mongal Vidhyapith, and became its headmaster.[1]

MinisterEdit

Sarkar won the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, standing as a Bangla Congress candidate.[4] He obtained 33,298 votes (67.12%), defeating R.K. Mallick of the Indian National Congress in a straight contest.[4] On July 5, 1967 he was sworn in as a Minister without Portfolio in the United Front state government, after prolonged negotiations on including a minister from Scheduled Castes in the cabinet.[5]

Sarkar retained the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 25,957 votes (51.75%).[6] Sarkar was named Minister for Community Development in the second United Front government formed in 1969.[7] Sarkar, along with two other Bangla Congress ministers, resigned from his post as Minister on February 19, 1970.[8] On 16 March 1970[9] Ajoy Mukherjee, the chief minister, presented his resignation, and the government was dismissed on 19 March 1970.[10]

1971 electionEdit

Sarkar lost the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He obtained 4,574 votes (8.79%), finishing in third place behind the INC and CPI(M) candidates.[11]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sir Stanley Reed (1969). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 942.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ The Sikh Review. Vol. 14–15. Sikh Cultural Centre. 1966. p. 65.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Subhash C. Kashyap (1974). The politics of power: defections and state politics in India. National Pub. House. pp. 518, 523.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991. The Committee. p. 379. ISBN 9788176260282.
  8. ↑ Surajit Kumar Dasgupta (1992). West Bengal's Jyoti Basu: a political profile. Gian Pub. House. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-212-0420-0.
  9. ↑ Sitanshu Das (1970). The future for Indian democracy. Fabian Society. p. 30. ISBN 9780716312857.
  10. ↑ Amrita Basu (1 October 1994). Two Faces of Protest: Contrasting Modes of Women's Activism in India. University of California Press. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-520-08919-8.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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