Kanti Biswas
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Kanti Biswas | |
|---|---|
 Biswas in 1995 | |
| Minister of School Education, Govt. of W.B | |
| In office 1982 – 1991; 1996 - 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Partha De |
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passports), Govt. of W.B | |
| In office 1977 - 1982 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977 - 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Chandi Pada Mitra |
| Succeeded by | Prabir Banejee |
| Constituency | Gaighata |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996 - 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Dhiren Mondal |
| Succeeded by | Abani Roy |
| Constituency | Sandeshkhali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1932 |
| Died | 27 April 2016 (aged 84) |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Other political affiliations | National Awami Party (Bhashani) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kanti Biswas (Bengali: কান্তি বিশ্বাস), was an Indian communist politician and former minister from West Bengal.
Kanti Biswas was born in Bengali Namasudra caste to Jogendranath Biswas at Bukrail, Kashiani, Faridpur district, Bengal Province in British India.[1]
He did M.Com. and was deeply involved in the student politics of Dacca University, starting with the Bengali Language Movement and later started teaching in Quaid E Azam Memorial College.[2]
Kanti represented the National Awami Party and fought against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an election. In 1960, he migrated to West Bengal, India when government of Pakistan banned Communist Party and issued a warrant against him.[3][4]