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'''Ram Chatterjee''' ( | '''Ram Chatterjee''' (27 May 1922 – 1986) was an Indian politician. He won the [[Tarakeswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tarakeswar constituency seat]] in the 1967, 1969, 1971, 1977 and 1982 elections.<ref name="Committee">{{cite book|author=Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee|title=Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNeNAAAAMAAJ|publisher=The Committee|pages=379, 414}}</ref> | ||
==Before politics== | ==Before politics== | ||
Born in 1922 in [[Chinsurah]], Chatterjee grew up amidst poverty.<ref name="DasRay1996">{{cite book|author1=Suranjan Das|author2=Jayanta Kumar Ray|title=The Goondas: Towards a Reconstruction of the Calcutta Underworld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYjaAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Firma KLM|isbn=978-81-7102-056-0|page=42}}</ref> His father died during his school years, and he had to leave school before finishing Class VII.<ref name="DasRay1996"/> During a long period Chatterjee was unemployed.<ref name="DasRay1996"/> He lived in Chinsurah and [[Chandannagar]].<ref name="DasRay1996"/> As of 1949 he was leading a gang of ''[[goonda]]s'' in Chandannagar, running extortion and protection rackets.<ref name="Sen2012">{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Chandernagore: From Boundage to Freedom, 1900–1955|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cjAweaCPLD0C&pg=PA163|year=2012|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-23-8|pages=161, 163, 171, 240}}</ref> Chatterjee was unofficially protected by the Council of Administration of Chandannagar, a fact that allowed him to continue his operations.<ref name="Sen2012"/> | Born in 27 May 1922 in [[Chinsurah]], Chatterjee grew up amidst poverty.<ref name="DasRay1996">{{cite book|author1=Suranjan Das|author2=Jayanta Kumar Ray|title=The Goondas: Towards a Reconstruction of the Calcutta Underworld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYjaAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Firma KLM|isbn=978-81-7102-056-0|page=42}}</ref> His father died during his school years, and he had to leave school before finishing Class VII.<ref name="DasRay1996"/> During a long period Chatterjee was unemployed.<ref name="DasRay1996"/> He lived in Chinsurah and [[Chandannagar]].<ref name="DasRay1996"/> As of 1949 he was leading a gang of ''[[goonda]]s'' in Chandannagar, running extortion and protection rackets.<ref name="Sen2012">{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Chandernagore: From Boundage to Freedom, 1900–1955|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cjAweaCPLD0C&pg=PA163|year=2012|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-23-8|pages=161, 163, 171, 240}}</ref> Chatterjee was unofficially protected by the Council of Administration of Chandannagar, a fact that allowed him to continue his operations.<ref name="Sen2012"/> | ||
==1950 riots== | ==1950 riots== | ||