16 Facts About Basudeb Acharia

Basudeb Acharia was an Indian Bengali-Tamil politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India political party.

Basudeb Acharia's ancestors were originally from Present-day Tamil Nadu, who settled in Bengal in 16th century.

The son of Kanai Lal Acharia and Konak Lata Acharia, he was born in Bero village of Raghunathpur I block in Purulia district to a family of Tamil Brahmins, who had once migrated to the village during the 16th century as the royal priests of Garh Panchkot under the Panchkot Raj family.

Basudeb Acharia got involved with politics from his student life.

Basudeb Acharia was arrested in 1974 during the historic 20-day railway strike for his involvement in organising the railway workers.

Basudeb Acharia was elected for the first time as a member of the 7th Lok Sabha from Bankura constituency in 1980.

Basudeb Acharia was a member of the Puruliya district committee of CPI.

Basudeb Acharia was re-elected to the Lok Sabha repeatedly in 1989,1991,1996,1998,1999,2004, and 2009.

Basudeb Acharia served as the chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings from 1990 to 1991.

Basudeb Acharia was elected as leader of the CPI Parliamentary Party in the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 after Somnath Chatterjee was elected as Lok Sabha Speaker.

Basudeb Acharia was one of the All India Vice-presidents of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.

Basudeb Acharia was one of the vice-presidents of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, of DVC Shramik Union, Colliery Mazdoor Sabha.

Basudeb Acharia was a member of the General Council of the CITU and its member of West Bengal State Working Committee.

Basudeb Acharia lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election to Moonmoon Sen, a film actress who contested the elections with the symbol of Trinamool Congress.

Basudeb Acharia remained in the state committee till 2018 and in the central committee until 2022.

Basudeb Acharia died in Hyderabad on 13 November 2023, at the age of 81.