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{{Short description|Indian independence activist and politician}} | |||
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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
| name =Ajoy Mukherjee | | name = Ajoy Mukherjee | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
|caption = | Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1901|04|15}} | | image_size = 250px | ||
| caption = | |||
| order1 = 4th | |||
| office1 = Chief Minister of West Bengal | |||
| term_start1 = 1 March 1967 | |||
| term_end1 = 21 November 1967 | |||
| governor1 = [[Padmaja Naidu]]<br>[[Dharma Vira]] | |||
| predecessor1 = [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]] | |||
| successor1 = [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]] | |||
| order2 = 5th | |||
| office2 = Chief Minister of West Bengal | |||
| term_start2 = 25 February 1969 | |||
| term_end2 = 30 July 1970 | |||
| governor2 = [[Dharma Vira]]<br>[[Deep Narayan Sinha]] (Acting)<br>[[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]] | |||
| predecessor2 = [[President's rule]] | |||
| successor2 = [[President's rule]] | |||
| term_start3 = 2 April 1971 | |||
| term_end3 = 28 June 1971 | |||
| governor3 = [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]] | |||
| predecessor3 = [[President's rule]] | |||
| successor3 = [[President's rule]] | |||
| office4 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| term_start4 = 1951 | |||
| term_end4 = 1977 | |||
| constituency4 = [[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]] | |||
| predecessor4 = office established | |||
| successor4 = [[Biswanath Mukherjee]] | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1901|04|15}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Tamluk]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Tamluk]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| residence = | | residence = | ||
| death_date = 27 | | death_date = {{dda|1986|05|27|df=yes|1901|04|15}} | ||
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| | | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br> [[Bangla Congress]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1977) | |||
| spouse = | |||
| website = | |||
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1977) | |||
| spouse = | |||
| website | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee''' (15 April 1901 – 27 May 1986) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served three short terms as the fourth And sixth [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]. He hailed from [[Tamluk]], [[Purba Medinipur district]], West Bengal. | '''Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee''' (15 April 1901 – 27 May 1986) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served three short terms as the fourth And sixth [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]. He hailed from [[Tamluk]], [[Purba Medinipur district]], West Bengal. | ||
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee born in [[ | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee born in [[Tamluk]], West Bengal, India in 1901, he was one of the leaders of Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government), which came into effect on 17 December 1942 during the [[Quit India Movement]], a programme of civil disobedience launched in India in 1942. He was greatly influenced by [[Swami Vivekananda]]. Earlier a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], he later became a leader in the [[Bangla Congress]], which co-governed with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in two [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] governments in the 1960s and 1970s. He held the chief ministerial position in both these governments, from March to November 1967, and again from February 1969 to March 1970. | ||
In the year 1967 Ajoy Mukherjee defeated Prafulla Chandra Sen another Gandhian at Arambagh assembly constituency and became chief minister of West Bengal after Prafulla Chandra Sen. Architect of Ajoy Mukherjee's victory at Arambagh was Narayan Ch Ghosh the then students leader at Arambagh. Narayan Ghosh accompanied Ajoy Mukherjee in a boat for several days to see several flood effected areas in Arambagh & Ghatal subdivision during 1968. People of flood affected areas were enthused by Ajoy Mukherjee for his untired move to stand for them. | In the year 1967 Ajoy Mukherjee defeated Prafulla Chandra Sen another Gandhian at Arambagh assembly constituency and became chief minister of West Bengal after Prafulla Chandra Sen. Architect of Ajoy Mukherjee's victory at Arambagh was Narayan Ch Ghosh the then students leader at Arambagh. Narayan Ghosh accompanied Ajoy Mukherjee in a boat for several days to see several flood effected areas in Arambagh & Ghatal subdivision during 1968. People of flood affected areas were enthused by Ajoy Mukherjee for his untired move to stand for them. | ||
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|before=[[Prafulla Chandra Sen]] | |||
|title=[[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] | |||
|years=15 March 1967 – 2 November 1967 | |||
|after=[[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|before=President's Rule | |||
|title=[[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] | |||
|years=25 February 1969 – 19 March 1970 | |||
|after=President's Rule | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}} | {{Padma Vibhushan Awards}} | ||
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