Surjya Kanta Mishra
| Surjya Kanta Mishra | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1 June 2011 – 19 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Partha Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Mannan |
| MLA | |
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In office 1982–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Bibhuti Bhusan De |
| Succeeded by | Pradyot Kumar Ghosh |
| Constituency | Narayangarh |
| Minister for Health, Biotechnology, Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development | |
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In office 16 May 1996 – 13 May 2011 |
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| Governor |
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Shyamal Kumar Sen Viren J. Shah Gopalkrishna Gandhi Devanand Konwar M.K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Prasanta Chandra Sur |
| Succeeded by | Subrata Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 April 1949 Narayangarh, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Usha Mishra |
| Residence | Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | Midnapore College (B.Sc.) |
| Profession | Politician, social worker, Doctor |
Surjya Kanta Mishra is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as Minister of Health and Minister in-charge of Land & Land Reforms, Panchayats & Rural Development in the Left Front governments of West Bengal and is the secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal State Committee. After the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in May 2011. He was inducted into the politburo of the CPI(M) following the death of veteran leader M.K. Pandhe in 2011. In 2015, he was elected as the state secretary of CPI(M) in West Bengal, succeeding Biman Bose.
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