Sushil Kumar Dhara
Sushil Kumar Dhara | |
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Satyagopal Mishra | |
Constituency | Tamluk |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1962–1971 | |
Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Mahtab Chand Das |
Succeeded by | Ahindra Mishra |
Constituency | Mahisadal |
Personal details | |
Born | Purba Medinipur, India | 2 March 1911
Died | 28 January 2011 Mahisadal , Purba Medinipur | (aged 99)
Political party | Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Bangla Congress Indian National Congress |
Occupation | Freedom Fighter, Elected Official |
Sushil Kumar Dhara (2 March 1911 – 28 January 2011) was a
Dhara was born on 2 March 1911 in Tikarampur (near
After independence of India, Dhara won several elections, which included the Mahishadal seat of West Bengal Assembly in 1962, 1967 and 1969. In 1962, he was the winner of the Assembly poll as a Congress candidate. He also created the Bangla Congress in 1966. In 1967, Prafulla Sen was defeated at Arambagh by another Gandhian Ajoy Mukherjee, who became chief minister of West Bengal after Prafulla Chandra Sen. Architect of Ajoy Mukherjee's victory at Arambagh was Narayan Ch Ghosh the then student's leader there. Dhara had inspired students of Arambagh unfolding his image as commander of Vidyut Bahini. In 1967, he had won the poll as a candidate of Bangla Congress. He also served the state government as Industry and Commerce Minister. He had published a book titled Ken ei banya written by Narayan Ch Ghosh for circulation in the lower Damudar basin. Reading noted book people there were very much agitated and took effective role against Congress. Later, Ajoy Mukherjee with some of his closest colleagues, such as Pranob Mukherjee, joined Indian National Congress leaving Dhara - his long term associates. Ajoy Mukherjee had pushed Pranab Mukherjee to be State Minister in the Indian Cabinet. In 1977, from the Tamluk constituency, Dhara was elected to the Lok Sabha as a candidate of the Janata Party.[citation needed]
Dhara stepped back from politics in the 1980s and involved himself in social work. He died on 28 January 2011, at the age of 100, owing to prolonged sickness.
References
- ^ "Sushil Dhara passes away at 101 | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-81-224-1049-5.