Subhas Naskar is an Indian politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He served as Irrigation Minister in the Left Front government of West Bengal.[1] He has won the Basanti Legislative Assembly seat in the 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections.[1][2] After the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]

Subhas Naskar
Minister for Irrigation & Waterways
In office
2005–2011
GovernorViren J. Shah
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
M.K. Narayanan
Preceded byAmarendralal Roy
Succeeded byManas Bhunia
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal
In office
13 May 2011 – 19 May 2016
LeaderSurjya Kanta Mishra
Preceded byAbu Hasem Khan Choudhury
Succeeded byDr. Sujan Chakraborty
MLA
In office
1982–2016
Preceded byKalipada Burman
Succeeded byGobinda Chandra Naskar
ConstituencyBasanti
Personal details
Born (1952-01-13) 13 January 1952 (age 72)
Basanti, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
Political partyRSP
Residence(s)Vill & PO Kumrakhali, Basanti
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A.)
ProfessionPolitician, Teacher, social worker

Subhas Naskar's ancestral house at Basanti was attacked during panchayat elections in 2008 and a bomb was allegedly thrown by CPI(M) supporters, fatally injuring his nephew's wife.[3][4]

The son of the late Prajapati Naskar, he is a graduate and a former school teacher.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Hindu. Surjya Kanta Mishra elected Leader of the Opposition
  2. ^ "101 - Basanti (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Basu unity fear echoes in blast". The Telegraph, 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Why Bengal politics are so bloody". BBC News 20 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Subhas Naskar". My Neta. Retrieved 29 October 2014.