Biswanath Mukherjee (17 April 1915 – 16 October 1991) was an Indian politician and leader of

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 1971 from Midnapore Constituency and 1977 and 1982 from Tamluk Constituency. He started his political career as a student; he was one of the founder leaders of

All India Students' Federation The All India Students' Federation (AISF) is the oldest student organisation in India, founded in 1936. Pre-independence AISF was founded on 12 August 1936, with guidance and cooperation from the Indian independence movement. The foundation ...

in Bengal. He was the Joint Secretary of AISF. In 1938, students of Calcutta University refused to salute the British flag and restricted by

Syama Prasad Mukherjee Syama Prasad Mookerjee (6 July 1901 – 23 June 1953) was an Indian barrister, educationist, politician, activist, social worker, and a minister in the state and national governments. Noted for his opposition to Quit India movement within the ...

. He led the huge students' movement to revoke their restriction. He was married to Geeta Mukherjee on 8 November 1942.

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Communist Party of India politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1977–1982 West Bengal MLAs 1982–1987 1915 births 1991 deaths State cabinet ministers of West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1971–1972 West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 {{WestBengal-politician-stub