Thakurdas Mahata

Thakurdas Mahata was an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India. He was born in Khayerdanga (Midnapore District) on December 31, 1930.[1] He was the son of Baikunthanath Mahata.[1] Mahata received education at Bhimpore Santal High School and Midnapore College, obtaining a B.A. (Hons.) degree and a diploma in Physical Education.[1] He worked as a school teacher[1] He joined the Communist Party in 1956.[1] He was active in the struggle against the proposed merger of West Bengal and Bihar and took part in the food movement and the struggles of the secondary school teachers.[1]

Mahata stood as the CPI candidate in the Salboni constituency in the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 9,628 votes (20.06%).[2] The following year he won the Salboni seat in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 21,281 votes (48.18%).[3] He lost the Salboni seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in third place with 6,152 votes (13.58%).[4]

Thakurdas Mahata lived in Patajharia village.[1]

References
  1. West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1974). Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat. p. 38.
  2. Election Commission of India. West Bengal 1971
  3. Election Commission of India. West Bengal 1972
  4. Election Commission of India. West Bengal 1977
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.