Jyoti Basu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6th Chief Minister of West Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 21 June 1977 – 5 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (from 12 January 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | President's rule (Siddhartha Shankar Ray as Chief Minister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1977–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | New constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sonali Guha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Satgachhia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1952–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | New constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Baranagar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 25 February 1969 – 16 March 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Minister | Ajoy Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 March 1967 – 21 November 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Minister | Ajoy Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1946–1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Office disbanded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Railway Employees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Politburo, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1964–2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home Minister of West Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 21 June 1977 – 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 25 February 1969 – 16 March 1970[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jyotirindra Basu 8 July 1914 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 January 2010 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 95)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cause of death | Pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–2010) Communist Party of India (1940–1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouses | Basanti Basu
(m. 1940; died 1942)Kamala Basu
(m. 1948; died 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Chandan Basu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata University College, London London School of Economics Middle Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | https://jyotibasu.net/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010)[2] was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India.[3][4] He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.[5][6][7] He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the member of Politburo of the party since its formation in 1964 till 2008. He was also the member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly 11 times.[8] In his political career, spanning over seven decades, he was noted to have been the India's longest serving chief minister in an elected democracy, at the time of his resignation.[9][a] He declined the post of Prime Minister after the 1996 Indian general election after the CPM refused to let him head a multi-party coalition as would not be able to implement Marxist programs and relinquished the prime ministership to Deve Gowda.[10][11][12]
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