Subhas Naskar

Subhas Naskar
Subhas Naskar
Minister for Irrigation & Waterways
	In office; 2005–2011
Governor	Viren J. Shah; Gopalkrishna Gandhi; M.K. Narayanan
Preceded by	Amarendralal Roy
Succeeded by	Manas Bhunia
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 13 May 2011 – 19 May 2016
Leader	Surjya Kanta Mishra
Preceded by	Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Succeeded by	Dr. Sujan Chakraborty
MLA
	In office; 1982–2016
Preceded by	Kalipada Burman
Succeeded by	Gobinda Chandra Naskar
Constituency	Basanti
Personal details
Born	13 January 1952 (age 72); Basanti, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Nationality	Indian
Political party	RSP
Residence	Vill & PO Kumrakhali, Basanti
Alma mater	University of Calcutta (B.A.)
Profession	Politician, Teacher, social worker

Subhas Naskar is an Indian politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He served as Irrigation Minister in the Left Front government of West Bengal.^[1] He has won the Basanti Legislative Assembly seat in the 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections.^[1]^[2] After the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Subhas Naskar's ancestral house at Basanti was attacked during panchayat elections in 2008 and a bomb was allegedly thrown by CPI(M) supporters, fatally injuring his nephew's wife.^[3]^[4]

The son of the late Prajapati Naskar, he is a graduate and a former school teacher.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Hindu. Surjya Kanta Mishra elected Leader of the Opposition
↑ "101 - Basanti (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
↑ "Basu unity fear echoes in blast". The Telegraph, 16 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "Why Bengal politics are so bloody". BBC News 20 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "Subhas Naskar". My Neta. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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[h-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Hindu. Surjya Kanta Mishra elected Leader of the Opposition

[e-2] "101 - Basanti (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[3] "Basu unity fear echoes in blast". The Telegraph, 16 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[4] "Why Bengal politics are so bloody". BBC News 20 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[5] "Subhas Naskar". My Neta. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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