Subiman Ghose

Subiman Ghose (1906 – 21 October 1969) was an Indian politician, belonging to the All India Forward Bloc and later the Praja Socialist Party. A law graduate and respected lawyer, he gained prominence as a local leader and represented the Burdwan constituency in the Lok Sabha after narrowly winning in the 1957 general election. He also contested multiple other elections, including in 1952, 1962, and 1967, but with limited success. Ghose was the paternal grandfather of author Chandrachur Ghose (An eminent Netaji researcher and a fellow of Anuj Dhar). He died in Burdwan in 1969.

Personal life Ghosh was born in Tela Village at Khandroghosh. He was the son of Nagendra Nath Ghose, and was married to Protiva Rani Ghose. He obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees. He was also a leading member of the Bar of Burdwan.

Ghosh contested the 1952 by-election from the Goghat seat in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on a Forward Bloc (Marxist) ticket. He finished in third place with 355 votes (2% of the votes).

He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India) from the Burdwan constituency in the 1957 Indian general election, contesting on a Forward Bloc (Marxist) ticket. Ghose narrowly won the seat, defeating the Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 2,050 votes. Ghose obtained 123,015 votes (44.17%).

He tried to regain the Burdwan seat in the 1967 Indian general election. Ghose finished in third place after a United Left Front-supported candidate and the Indian National Congress candidate. Ghose obtained 28,950 votes (10.38%).

Late in life, Ghose joined the Praja Socialist Party.