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Subhas Naskar 
Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 West Bengal | |
| 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 Basanti, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | RSP |
| Residence(s) | Vill & PO Kumrakhali, Basanti |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.A.) |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher, social worker |
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
- ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 20 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.