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Arun Kumar Kar
Arun Kumar Kar | |
|---|---|
| Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Samir Deb Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Samir Deb Sarkar |
| Constituency | Khowai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1939 |
| Died | 16 February 2020 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Arun Kumar Kar (c. 1939 – 16 February 2020) was an Indian academic and politician from Tripura belonging to Indian National Congress. He was a legislator of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He also served as a minister of the Government of Tripura.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Kar joined Shri Nath Bidyaniketan in 1962. He was appointed as the headmaster of the institution in 1981. He retired from there in 1998.[1]
Kar contested from Khowai in 1977 but did not win.[2] He was elected as a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from that constituency in 1988.[3] Later, he was appointed as a minister of the Government of Tripura.[1] He also contested from Khowai in 1998, 2003 and 2008 but did not win.[4][5][6]
Kar died of cardiac arrest on 16 February 2020 at a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 81.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "প্রয়াত হয়েছেন রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন শিক্ষা ও শ্রম মন্ত্রী অরুণ কুমার কর". Fast Nation (in Bengali). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1998". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2003". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2008". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "The former education minister of Tripura Arun Kumar Kar passed away today morning in Kolkata". Tripura News Live. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "Ex Education Minister Arun Kar dies, CM condoles". Indigenous Herald. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.