Sankar Gupta was a member of the Communist Party of India.
10 Facts About Sankar Gupta
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Sankar Gupta was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Jadavpur constituency in 1982.
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Sankar Gupta married fellow SF leader Shyamali, who later became a member of CPI Central Committee, and the All-India President of the All India Democratic Women's Association.
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Sankar Gupta took a job in the Burul High School.
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Sankar Gupta continued to instill fervour in the Students' Movement.
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Sankar Gupta was a member of the West Bengal State Committee of the Democratic Youth Federation.
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In 1977, when Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of the 1st Left Front Government, Sankar Gupta was asked to be his Political Secretary.
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In 1982 assembly elections, Sankar Gupta contested and won from Jadavpur.
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Sankar Gupta was made the Minister of Power in the 2nd Left Front Government.
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Sankar Gupta died untimely at the age of 43, just one year into his tenure as a minister and as an MLA.