Sailen Dasgupta (1920 – 10 July 2001), was an Indian communist politician. He was the secretary of the West Bengal State Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) between 1990 and 1998 and member of the party's politburo beginning in 1992 until his death in 2001.

Sailen Dasgupta
Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office
1991–2001
West Bengal State Secretary of the CPI(M)
In office
1990–1998
Preceded bySaroj Mukherjee
Succeeded byAnil Biswas
Chairman of Left Front
In office
1990–1998
Preceded bySaroj Mukherjee
Succeeded byBiman Bose
Personal details
Born1944
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died10 July 2001(2001-07-10) (aged 80–81)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

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Dasgupta was born in 1920 in the Barishal district in undivided Bengal and comleted his matriculation in 1938.[1]

Politics

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Dasgupta joined CPI(M) in 1939. He was active in the party throughout the decades and because Secretary of the State Committee in 1990;[2] He was reelected in 1991, 1995 and 1998.[3] He resigned in late 1998 owing to ill-health and old age.[citation needed]

He was also elected as the chairperson of Left Front in West Bengal in 1990. He was also elected to the Central Committee in 1990 and to the Polit Bureau in 1991.[1]

Death

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Dasgupta died in Mumbai on 10 July 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Press Release Comrade Sailen Dasgupta". People's Democracy. 25 (28). Communist Party of India (Marxist). 15 July 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "With the death of Saroj Mukherjee, growth of CPI(M) may not be so smooth". India Today. 15 March 1990. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "About Us". cpimwb. Retrieved 12 October 2024.