Saroj Mukherjee
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Saroj Mukherjee | |
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| Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Chairman of the Left Front | |
| In office 1982 – 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Promode Dasgupta |
| Succeeded by | Sailen Dasgupta |
| West Bengal State Secretary of the CPI(M) | |
| In office 1982 – 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Promode Dasgupta |
| Succeeded by | Sailen Dasgupta |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971 – 1977 | |
| Preceded by | D. Sen |
| Succeeded by | Dhirendra Nath Basu |
| Constituency | Katwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1911 |
| Died | 10 February 1990 (aged 79) |
| Party | Indian National Congress (1924–1931);
Communist Party of India (1931–1964); Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–1990) |
| Spouse | |
Saroj Mukherjee (14 January 1911 – 9 February 1990) was an Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was also the secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Communist party.[1]
He was born in Bahadurpur, Paschim Bardhaman in erstwhile Bengal Presidency of British India (now in West Bengal, India). His father was Shikkhabroti Trilochan. He joined political activities from the beginning of 1920s. In 1928 he passed Matriculation from Burdwan Municipal High School. He passed I.Sc. from Serampore College with scholarship.
As a student at the age of thirteen, Mukherjee joined the Indian freedom movement, joining the Indian National Congress party in 1924 along with his friend Benoy Chowdhury. He also joined the Jugantar group in 1928. While studying in Serampore College, he and Benoy Chowdhury became acquainted with Dr. Bhupendranath Datta and Communist leaders Muzaffar Ahmed and Abdul Halim.
