Shatarup Ghosh is an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). He had formerly served as the West Bengal joint secretary of Students' Federation of India (SFI),[1][2][3] the students wing of CPIM and was member of its state committee secretariat.[4][5] He is currently a member of state committee secretariat of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which is the youth wing of CPIM.[6]
Shatarup Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Joint secretary of Students' Federation of India, West Bengal[1][2][3] | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1986[7] Kasba, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Parents | |
| Education | Ashutosh College, Rabindra Bharati University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life[edit | edit source]
Shatarup Ghosh was born in a leftist family and was encouraged to join politics from a very young age,[9] though his family had not any political background.[10] After completing school education in South Point High School,[11] Shatarup Ghosh joined Asutosh College in 2005 to pursue BSc in Economics.[12] He completed his MA from Rabindra Bharati University.[12]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Shatarup started politics when he was in Asutosh College. He joined SFI unit of the college in 2005 and soon worked actively and became it's unit secretary.[11] During his tenure as secretary SFI won 19 out of 20 seats in the Asutosh College union election.[4][11] He became the Kolkata district joint secretary in 2010–2011.[4] In 2012 he became the West Bengal state joint secretary of SFI in the 34th state conference.[1][3]
He has been one of the youth stars during election campaigns.[10]
Shatarup Ghosh contested his first MLA election in a ticket from CPIM at the age of 25 in 2011 West Bengal legislative assembly election. He was the youngest candidate from Left Front at that time.[9] He was fielded in 2011, 2016 and 2021 as CPIM candidate from Kasba.[12] However he lost all of those elections.[13][14][15]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Outrage in Bengal over SFI leader's death". Deccan Herald. April 3, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "West Bengal Elections: Meet Some Young Faces Among Left Front Candidates". NewsClick. March 14, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "CPM sees spark in college grad,nominates him for Kasba". The Indian Express. March 14, 2011.
- ↑ "College grad is CPM's youngest pick". The Indian Express. March 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Bengal standing at crossroads between Left and riot: Shatarup Ghosh". India Today.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Young gun says it with his jeans | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "করোনায় মা-কে হারালেন শতরূপ ঘোষ". Hindustantimes Bangla. May 13, 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "A SUITABLE POSTER BOY". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Saturday Interview | 'Young voters are disenchanted' - The Statesman". www.thestatesman.com.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "At 25, a chip off the new Left block". Hindustan Times. March 15, 2011.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Shatarup Ghosh profile: CPM candidate from Kasba to face TMC's Javed Ahmed Khan - Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost.
- ↑ "West Bengal: An invigorated Left seeks to make a comeback | HARD NEWS". archives.hardnewsmedia.com.
- ↑ "Kasba Assembly Elections 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "Kasba, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". India Today. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.