Kiranmoy Nanda ( bn, কিরণময় নন্দ; born 16 May 1944) is an Indian politician, belonging to the

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. He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of

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since 1982 till 2011 when he was succeeded by Congress MLA Abu Hena.''

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Snubs fail, Nanda fires Tughlaq salvo - Whimsical tag on govt
' Nanda was the general secretary of the

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for many years. Nanda served as general secretary of the Samajwadi Party between 1996 and 2000 as the WBSP had merged with SP. In 2000, after the

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election, Nanda broke with SP and reconstituted the WBSP.''

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Kiranmoy returns to SP, will remain a minister
' In April 2010 he again became general secretary of SP, as WBSP again merged with SP. Nanda replaced Amar Singh. Nanda is the son of Jyotirmoy Nanda, a prominent academic and social worker in Mugberia in

East Midnapore Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...

district. Kiranmoy Nanda began his political activism in the

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(the student wing of the

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). Nanda was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a

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candidate from the Mugberia assembly constituency in 1977.

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West Bengal - 214 - Mugberia Assembly Constituency
' He joined the WBSP when it was constituted in 1981.''Express India''.
In Amar Singh’s shadow, a Kiran-moy
'' He won the Mugberia seat again in 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. His share of votes has ranged from 58.42% (1987) and 46.94% (1977). He faced a tough challenge as he contested the 2011 Assembly polls from a Congress stronghold - North Dinajpur's

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. His string of electoral victories since 1982 tore as he faced a humiliating defeat to the Congress candidate Mohit Sengupta, an aide of Raiganj Congress MP

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. Nanda came under criticism from other Left Front partners after he had called for early assembly elections following a parliamentary by-poll election in 2009. Nanda opposes the '

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', the paramilitary operation of the Indian government against

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guerrillas.''

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We can never join UPA government: SP
' Kiranmoy Nanda's brother Brahmamoy Nanda was a MLA from Narghat for 20 Years (1991-2011), elected as a WBSP candidate, but he also lost the 2011 West Bengal Assembly election from the

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