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He served as President of the non-Muslim block of the Bengal Partition meeting in 1947 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bengal from years 1937 to 1952.<ref>Constitutional Schemes and Political Development in India: Towards ... - Page 654</ref> In the first election after independence in 1952, Sir Uday Chand Mahtab lost to a freedom fighter, [[Benoy Choudhury]], in spite of a campaign in his favor by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. The election defeat was followed by legislation for abolition of the [[zamindari]] system in 1954. | He served as President of the non-Muslim block of the Bengal Partition meeting in 1947 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bengal from years 1937 to 1952.<ref>Constitutional Schemes and Political Development in India: Towards ... - Page 654</ref> In the first election after independence in 1952, Sir Uday Chand Mahtab lost to a freedom fighter, [[Benoy Choudhury]], in spite of a campaign in his favor by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. The election defeat was followed by legislation for abolition of the [[zamindari]] system in 1954. | ||
After the abolition of the zamindari system in 1955, he shifted from [[Bardhaman]] to his family's house at [[Alipore|Alipur]] in [[Calcutta]]. Here he became a director of [[IISCO]], and several other leading mercantile firms of the day, such as [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]], [[Metal Box]] and [[Brooke Bond]].<ref>Heroes - Page 330</ref> He acceded to the request of the then [[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]] and handed over his palace, [[Mahtab Manzil]] and [[Golap Bagh]] to the [[University of Burdwan]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} | After the abolition of the zamindari system in 1955, he shifted from [[Bardhaman]] to his family's house at [[Alipore|Alipur]] in [[Calcutta]]. Here he became a director of [[IISCO Steel Plant|IISCO]], and several other leading mercantile firms of the day, such as [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]], [[Metal Box]] and [[Brooke Bond]].<ref>Heroes - Page 330</ref> He acceded to the request of the then [[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief minister of West Bengal]], [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]] and handed over his palace, [[Mahtab Manzil]] and [[Golap Bagh]] to the [[University of Burdwan]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} | ||
He donated a piece of land in Bardhaman to the numerous employees of the Raj so that they could build accommodation there. With the end of the Raj, he immersed himself in his commercial and business interests. | He donated a piece of land in Bardhaman to the numerous employees of the Raj so that they could build accommodation there. With the end of the Raj, he immersed himself in his commercial and business interests. | ||