Khagendra Nath Dasgupta

Khagendra Nath Dasgupta was born on 6 July 1898 at Jalpaiguri to Ishan Chandra Dasgupta. He graduated from Rajshahi College. He joined a revolutionary party early in life and was a member of it from 1913 to 1920. After the special session of the Congress in Kolkata, he joined the non-cooperation movement in 1920. He organised the Congress Party in Jalpiaguri and was sent to jail several times.^[1][2]

He was elected Commissioner of Japaiguri Municipality in 1924 and thrice thereafter.^[1] In the 1937 Bengal elections, Khagendra Nath Dasgupta won as a Congress candidate from the Jalpaiguri-cum-Siliguri constituency.^[3][1]

He was elected to the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha from Jalpaiguri in 1951, 1957, 1962 and 1967.^[4][5][6][7]

He was Minister, Public Works and Buildings, in 1952, Public Works and Building and Housing in 1957, Public Works in 1962,^[8] and for a short duration in 1968.^[2] He was leader of the opposition during United Front regime in 1967.^[2]

He won the election to the 6th Lok Sabha as a Janata Party candidate (recorded as independent in election records) in 1977.^[2][9] He retired from active politics in 1980. He died on 15 June 1985.^[1]