Ashok Krishna Dutt was an Indian politician . He was elected to the

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, lower house of the

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from

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in 1977 defeating Communist leader

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. He was a Solicitor and Advocate and practiced in the

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. He was arrested under

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during

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. He was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly from Barasat constituency in 1962 defeating Forward Bloc leader

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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1928 births West Bengal MLAs 1962–1967 India MPs 1977–1979 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Living people People from North 24 Parganas district Janata Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians {{WestBengal-politician-stub