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{{ | {{Short description|Indian politician from West Bengal, India (1944–2020)}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Shyamal Chakraborty | | name = Shyamal Chakraborty | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|2|5|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[British Raj]] | | birth_place = [[British Raj]] | ||
| residence = Maniktala, Kolkata, Bengal, India | | residence = Maniktala, Kolkata, Bengal, India | ||
| death_date = 6 | | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|8|6|1944|2|5|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
| death_place = Kolkata, Bengal, India | | death_place = Kolkata, Bengal, India | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | | office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | ||
| constituency = [[West Bengal]] | | constituency = [[West Bengal]] | ||
| term = 2008–2014 | | term = 2008–2014 | ||
| predecessor = Sheikh Khabir Uddin Ahmed | | predecessor = Sheikh Khabir Uddin Ahmed | ||
| successor = Ritabrata Banerjee | | successor = [[Ritabrata Banerjee]] | ||
| office1 = [[Government of West Bengal|Minister of Transport, Government of West Bengal]] | | office1 = [[Government of West Bengal|Minister of Transport, Government of West Bengal]] | ||
| constituency1 = | | constituency1 = | ||
| term1 = 1982–1996 | | term1 = 1982–1996 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Mohammed Amin (politician)|Mohammed Amin]] | | predecessor1 = [[Mohammed Amin (politician)|Mohammed Amin]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Subhas Chakraborty]] | | successor1 = [[Subhas Chakraborty]] | ||
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | | office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency2 = [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] | | constituency2 = [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]] | ||
| term2 = 1981–1996 | | term2 = 1981–1996 | ||
| predecessor2 = Suhrid Mullick Chowdhury | | predecessor2 = Suhrid Mullick Chowdhury | ||
| successor2 = Paresh Paul | | successor2 = Paresh Paul | ||
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] from 1964 | | party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (from 1964) | ||
| religion = | | religion = | ||
| otherparty = [[Communist Party of India]] | | otherparty = [[Communist Party of India]] (till 1964) | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] | | alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] | ||
| profession = Politician, columnist | | profession = Politician, columnist | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = [[Ushasie Chakraborty]] | | children = [[Ushasie Chakraborty]] | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| date = | | date = | ||
| year = | | year = | ||
| source = | | source = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shyamal Chakraborty''' ( | '''Shyamal Chakraborty''' (5 February 1944 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian politician and was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2008 to 2014 from West Bengal. | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
He belonged to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and was a member of the Central Committee of the party from 2002 till death. He was also the President of the [[Students' Federation of India]] West Bengal State Committee from 1973 to 1979 and All India Joint Secretary. He was the Transport Minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996 | He belonged to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and was a member of the Central Committee of the party from 2002 till death. He was also the President of the [[Students' Federation of India]] West Bengal State Committee from 1973 to 1979 and All India Joint Secretary. He was the Transport Minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996 as well as a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] for [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] from 1981 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veteran CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/06/veteran-cpim-leader-shyamal-chakraborty-dies-of-covid-19-2179949.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-bengal-transport-minister-shyamal-chakraborty-passes-away/articleshow/77394545.cms | title=Former Bengal transport minister Shyamal Chakraborty passes away | publisher=Mumbai Mirror | work=Jayatri Nag | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-cpm-shyamal-chakraborty-passes-away-coronavirus6542346/ | title=West Bengal: Veteran CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies days after testing Covid positive | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Santanu Chowdhury | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/veteran-cpim-leader-shyamal-chakraborty-dies-of-covid-19-at-a-hospital-in-kolkata/articleshow/77391976.cms | title=Veteran CPI(M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of COVID-19 at a hospital in Kolkata | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> He died on August 6, 2020, from cardiac arrest after being diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], aged 76. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]] | [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]] | ||
[[Category:People from Kolkata district]] | |||
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