Subiman Ghose (1906 – 21 October 1969) was an Indian politician, belonging to the All India Forward Bloc.

Personal life

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Ghosh was the son of Nagendra Nath Ghose, and was married to Protiva Rani Ghose.[1] He obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees.[1] He had five children (three sons and two daughters).[1] Ghose lived in Telo village, at Khandroghosh, Burdwan District of West Bengal.[1]

Parliamentarian

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Ghose emerged as a popular local leader of his party in Burdwan District.[2] He was also a leading member of the Bar of Burdwan.[3]

He contested one of the Burdwan seats in the 1952 Indian general election on a Forward Bloc (Marxist) ticket. He obtained 90,242 votes.[4]

Ghosh contested the 1952 by-election from the Goghat seat in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on a Forward Bloc (Marxist) ticket. He finished in third place with 355 votes (2% of the votes).[5][6]

He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India) from the Burdwan constituency in the 1957 Indian general election, contesting on a Forward Bloc (Marxist) ticket.[1][7] Ghose narrowly won the seat, defeating the Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 2,050 votes.[7]

Ghose lost the Burdwan seat in the 1962 Indian general election, again facing an Indian National Congress candidate in a straight contest.[8] Ghose obtained 123,015 votes (44.17%).[8] The result was challenged in court.[9]

He tried to regain the Burdwan seat in the 1967 Indian general election. Ghose finished in third place after a United Left Front-supported candidate and the Indian National Congress candidate.[10] Ghose obtained 28,950 votes (10.38%).[11]

Late in life, Ghose joined the Praja Socialist Party.[3] Ghose died in Burdwan on 21 October 1969.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 161.
  2. ^ Sudhir Ray (1 November 2007). Marxist parties of West Bengal in opposition and in government, 1947-2001. Progressive Publishers. p. 83. ISBN 978-81-8064-135-0.
  3. ^ a b c India. Parliament. House of the People (1969). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 6–7, 9–10.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE SECOND LOK SABHA
  5. ^ India. Election Commission (1955). Report on the First General Elections in India, 1951-1952. Manager of Publications. p. 863.
  6. ^ Indian Press Digests. Monograph Series. 1956. p. 41.
  7. ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1957 TO THE SECOND LOK SABHA
  8. ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1962 TO THE THIRD LOK SABHA
  9. ^ The Calcutta Weekly Notes. 1963. p. 560.
  10. ^ Link: Indian Newsmagazine. 1967. p. 88.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1967 TO THE FOURTH LOK SABHA