Chitta Basu (politician)
Chitta Basu (25 December 1926 – 5 October 1997) was an Indian politician and a leader of the All India Forward Bloc. He served as the General Secretary of the party from 1979 till his death in 1997. In his obituary, The Indian Express described Basu as belonging to the rare tribe of politicians who did politics for a cause and practiced what they preached. Barasat was his Indian Parliamentary constituency for over two decades.
Chitta Basu | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc | |
| In office 19 March 1979 – 5 October 1997 | |
| Preceded by | R. K. Haldulkar |
| Succeeded by | Debabrata Biswas |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Barasat | |
| In office 1989 – 5 October 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Ranjit Kumar Panja |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Ranendranath Sen |
| Succeeded by | Tarun Kanti Ghosh |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Barasat | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Amulyadhan Mukhopadhyay |
| Succeeded by | H. K. Basu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1926 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 5 October 1997 (aged 70) Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Forward Bloc |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
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