A. B. Bardhan
| Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan | |
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| General Secretary of Communist Party of India | |
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In office 1996–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Indrajit Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy |
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| Born |
25 September 1924 Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 2 January 2016 (aged 91) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse(s) | Padma |
| Profession | Politician, social worker |
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan (Marathi: अर्धेन्दु भूषण वर्धन) (25 September 1924 – 2 January 2016) or A. B. Bardhan, was a freedom fighter, trade union leader and the former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), one of the oldest political parties in India.
Bardhan was born in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) on 25 September 1924. He embraced Communism at the age of 15 after he moved to Nagpur. He joined the All India Students Federation at the Nagpur University in 1940. He joined the Communist Party of India (which was then banned), the same year. He served as the President of the Nagpur University Students' Union. He became a full-time student organizer,while continuing his studies, and in 1945 he was elected the Secretary of AISF. Bardhan held a postgraduate degree in economics and a degree in law.
Bardhan worked with workers ranging from various sectors like textile, electricity, railways, defence etc. He contested several elections from Nagpur but was elected only once to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1957 as an independent candidate. He was also instrumental in the integration of Maharashtra that led to its creation on May 1, 1960.
Bardhan entered national politics and moved to Delhi. He became the General Secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1994 and became the Deputy General Secretary of the Communist Party of India in 1995.
When Indrajit Gupta joined the United Front government as the Minister of Home Affairs (India), Bardhan succeeded him as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India following Gupta's resignation from the post of party's General Secretary. Bardhan served as the party's General Secretary from 1996 to 2012.
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