A. K. Roy
Arun Kumar Roy (15 June 1935 – 21 July 2019) was an Indian politician, who served both as a Member of Parliament and a Member of Legislative Assembly. He was born in a small village in Rajshahi district of the then East Bengal, during the British Raj to anti-British activist parents. Roy, a former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), entered politics after being dismissed from his job as chemical engineer in a company for supporting a workers' strike in 1966–1967.
Arun Kumar Roy MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament – Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Shankar Dayal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rita Verma |
| Constituency | Dhanbad, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1935 Sapura, Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 21 July 2019 (aged 84) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | Marxist Co-ordination Committee (1971–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1966–1971) |
| Education | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Educator, journalist, social worker |
Later in his political career, Roy founded the Marxist Co-ordination Committee, a political party based in the coal mining region of Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
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