Lalchand Fulamali ( bn, লালচাঁদ ফুলমালি) (born November 1935) is an Indian politician, hailing from Brahmanbahara village in

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. Fulamali became a member of the

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in 1957 and represented the party in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1977.

Youth

Fulamali was born in Bramhanbahara. His father was Nanigopal Fulamali. He was educated at Bramhanbahara Primary Vidyalaya and completed the 4th grade .

Political worker

Fulamali became a member of the

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in 1957. He was active in the local area and became a member of the ''

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'' ('village council'). In 1962 he was jailed during a food movement. Fulamali stood as the CPI candidate in the Mayureswar (SC) constituency in the

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1967 was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1967 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee won majority of seats in the election, and formed ...

; with 5,738 votes (19.28%) he finished in third place behind the

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and CPI(M) candidates. He did not contest the subsequent

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in February 1969 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. United Front formed the government with Ajoy Mukherjee as the Chief Minister. United Front won a landslide 214 seats ...

. From 1967-1970 he was arrested at a number of times.

Legislator

He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in the 1971 election and the 1972 election from the Mayureswar (SC) constituency. In 1971 he obtained 10,925 (35.13%) defeating Congress, CPI(M) and Congress(O) candidates. In 1972 he obtained 15,089 (50.74%), defeating the CPI(M) and Congress(O) candidates.

Later period

Fulamali lost the Mayureswar (SC) seat in the

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977. The polls took place after the ousting of Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre. The Left Front won a landslide victory. The 1977 election marked th ...

, where he finished in third place with 4,760 votes (13.60%). As of 2014 Fulamali was involved in an all-party committee demanding to secure a hospital at Mayureswar.''Anandabazaar Patrika''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fulamali, Lalchand 1935 births Living people Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1971–1972 West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 People from Birbhum district Prisoners and detainees of India