About Gurudas Dasgupta
Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 82). Gurudas Dasgupta was an Indian politician and trade unionist.
Gurudas Dasgupta (3 November 1936 – 31 October 2019) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India. In the 1950s and 60s, he held several offices as a student leader. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha for three terms from 1985 to 2000 and of Lok Sabha for two terms from 2004 to 2014.
Biography Gurudas Dasgupta was born to Nihar Devi and Durga Prosanna Dasgupta on 3 November 1936 in Barisal, British India (now in Bangladesh). On 18 June 1965, he married Jayashri Das Gupta.
He entered politics as a student leader. He served as the Vice President of All India Trade Union Congress and Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union.
Dasgupta died on 31 October 2019 due to complications of lung cancer.
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Who was Gurudas Dasgupta?
Indian politician (1936–2019)
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Gurudas Dasgupta was born on 3 November 1936 in Barishal.
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Gurudas Dasgupta died on 31 October 2019 in Kolkata.
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Gurudas Dasgupta was a politician and trade unionist.
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