Charu Mihir Sarkar

Charu Mihir Sarkar (born 31 August 1924) was an Indian politician who was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1971 and served as Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front state cabinets.

Youth Sarkar was born on 31 August 1924. He received Master of Arts degree from Calcutta University. He finished in second place with 20,959 votes (29.54%), finishing ahead of former Minister of Pakistan Jogendra Nath Mandal. He founded the Ramchandrapur Palli Mongal Vidhyapith, and became its headmaster. He obtained 33,298 votes (67.12%), defeating R.K. Mallick of the Indian National Congress in a straight contest.

Sarkar retained the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 25,957 votes (51.75%). Sarkar was named Minister for Community Development in the second United Front government formed in 1969. Sarkar, along with two other Bangla Congress ministers, resigned from his post as Minister on 19 February 1970. On 16 March 1970 Ajoy Mukherjee, the chief minister, presented his resignation, and the government was dismissed on 19 March 1970.

1971 election Sarkar lost the Hanskhali (SC) seat in the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He obtained 4,574 votes (8.79%), finishing in third place behind the INC and CPI(M) candidates.