Haripada Chattopadhyay

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Haripada Chattopadhyay (1897 – 11 November 1967) was an Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Bengali revolutionary.

Early life

Chattopadhyay was born at Krishnanagar, Nadia. He was the maternal cousin of Bengali revolutionary Bagha Jatin. His father Basanta Kumar Chattopadhyay was a reputed advocate and attached with Tagore family of Shilaidah and Kolkata.[1] Haripada Chattopadhyay entered in University of Calcutta, passed M.Sc. in chemistry with first class under the guidance of Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ray. In student life he was befriended with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.[2]

Political life

Chattopadhyay attracted to Indian national movement and took the membership of

Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency) respectively in 1962 and 1967.[5][6] He was popular as good orator and parliamentarian in Indian politics.[2]

Personal life

Chattopadhyay had one and only son Abhijit Chattopadhyay. Abhijit latter become

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[2] He was killed near Lahore in a Pakistani counter-attack, while leading a battalion into the Battle of Ichogil Bund.[7]

Death

Chattopadhyay died on 11 November 1967.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Paribarik Katha and Durgotsav, by Lalitkumar Chatterjee, Jatin's uncle and revolutionary colleague, who published also Jatin's biography, Biplabi Jatindranath in 1947.
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  3. . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ^ Chitralekha Basu (17 October 2016). "Memories of Reading: Part III". Retrieved 15 October 2017.