Aparajita Goppi
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Aparajita Goppi | |
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| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 28 December 2020 (aged 88–89) |
| Title | Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |
| Term | 1977 to 1991 |
Aparajita Goppi (1931 – 28 December 2020) was an Indian politician. In 2013 she became a Central Committee member of the All India Forward Bloc.[1] She was a secretariat member of the party in West Bengal[2] and in the early 2000s, Goppi was the highest-ranking member of the All India Forward Bloc in West Bengal.[3] She was the chairwoman of the All India Agragami Mahila Samity, the women's wing of the party.[4] Goppi was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal between 1977 and 1991. Goppi was a colleague of Askok Ghosh.[citation needed]
As a student at Suniti Academy in Cooch Behar, she led students in struggle for the right to observe Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birthday.[5]
Goppi contested the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from the Cooch Behar North seat. She finished in second place with 19,846 votes (40.07%).[6] She contested and won the same seat in the 1977 assembly election. She obtained 32,792 votes (63.07%).[7] Goppi retained the Cooch Behar North seat in 1982, getting 46,810 votes (57.15%), and in the 1987 election, obtaining 49,172 votes (54.74%).[8][9]
Goppi died on 28 December 2020, due to complications with COVID-19.[10]
