Nani Bhattacharya

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Nani Bhattacharya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989-1993
Preceded byAtish Chandra Sinha
Succeeded byPramothes Mukherjee
ConstituencyBehrampore
MLA
In office
1967-1969, 1977-89
ConstituencyAlipurduars
MLA
In office
1962-1967
Preceded byAnima Hoare (Congress)
Succeeded byDenis Lakra (Congress)
ConstituencyKalchini
Personal details
Born6 November 1917
Khagra, Murshidabad
Died11 October 1993 (aged 75)
Political partyRevolutionary Socialist Party
Alma materUniversity of North Bengal (B.A)

Nani Bhattacharya (1917-1993) was one of the founder-members of the Revolutionary Socialist Party, trade union activist, minister in West Bengal, and Member of Parliament.

Early days[edit]

Nani Bhattacharya was born to Kalidas Bhattacharya at Khagra, Murshidabad district, on 6 November 1917.[1] He passed matriculation from Jiaganj School. He completed his higher education in spite of severe adversities.[2] He studied at Arnakali Tole in Baharampur for sometime and completed his graduation from the University of Calcutta.[1]

In early life, he was a member of Anushilan Samiti. In 1940, he played an important role in the founding of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.[2]

For his participation in the national struggle, he was interned during 1936-38 and imprisoned during 1940–46. He was imprisoned on a number of occasions before and after independence.[1]

Trade union activities and electoral politics[edit]

Apart from development of the trade union of the railway workers, he worked amongst the tea garden workers in the Dooars. He was associated with Dooars Cha Bagan Workers’ Union. In 1950, he was editor of the RSP mouth-piece, Ganavarta.[2]

Nani Bhattaharya was elected to the West Bengal state assembly from Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1967,[3] 1969,[4] 1977,[5] 1982,[6] and 1987.[7]

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1989[8] and 1991.[9]

In 1967, 1969 and 1977-82 he was the health minister in West Bengal, and during 1982-87 he was irrigation minister in the state.[1]

In 1989, he was state secretary of RSP.[1]

Death[edit]

He died on 11 October 1993.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha - Profile". Bhattacharya, Shri Nani. refocus india. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, Vol II, 3rd edition 2004, page 146, ISBN 81-86806-99-7, (in Bengali) Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009
  3. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Anima Hoare (Congress) 		Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
1962–1967 		Succeeded by
Denis Lakra (Congress)
Preceded by
Pijush Kanti Mukherjee (Congress) 		Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
1967 – 1971 		Succeeded by
Narayan Bhattacharya (Congress)
Preceded by
Narayan Bhattacharya (Congress) 		Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
1977 – 1989 		Succeeded by
Nirmal Das (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
Unrecognised parameter
Preceded by
Atish Chandra Sinha 		Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Behrampore
1989 – 1993 		Succeeded by
Pramothes Mukherjee


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