Leba Chand Tudu
Indian politician
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Leba Chand Tudu (Bengali: লেবা চাঁদ টুডু); was an Indian Communist politician. In August 1969, he was included in the Bengal-Bihar-Orissa Border Regional Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).[2] As of 1970 he was the Gopibhallavpur Area Committee secretary of CPI(ML).[3] He emerged as a leader of tribal communities in Jhargram district,[4] and struggled for promotion of Santhali language.[5] Tudu was released from jail in 1977.[5] He contested the Nayagram Assembly constituency seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[6] He finished in third place with 7,071 votes (17.49%).[7] He stood as a candidate in the Jhargram constituency in the 1980 Indian general election, finishing in third place with 29,338 votes (5.97%).[8]
affiliationsCPI(ML) (1969–1971)
PCC, CPI(ML)(1971–1978)
SOC, CPI(ML) (1979–2021)
Leba Chand Tudu | |
|---|---|
| লেবা চাঁদ টুডু | |
| Gopiballavpur Area Secretary of CPI(ML) | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| General Secretary of SOC, CPI(ML) | |
| In office 16 August 1979 – 8 November 2021 | |
| West Bengal State committee member of CPI(ML) Liberation | |
| In office 8 November 2021 – 2 July 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1949 |
| Died | 2 July 2022[1] Midnapore, West Bengal |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (from 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | CPI(ML) (1969–1971) PCC, CPI(ML)(1971–1978) SOC, CPI(ML) (1979–2021) |
| Profession | Politician, social activist |
After the division of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist),[9] he led the State Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) as its general secretary between 1979 and 2021. On 8 November 2021, SOC, CPI(ML) merged on the CPI(ML) Liberation.[4][10] After the party merged, he became a member of the West Bengal State Committee member of CPI(ML) Liberation.[11]