Gurudas Dasgupta

The Honourable Leader
Gurudas Dasgupta
গুরুদাস দাশগুপ্ত
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Panskura/Ghatal
In office
2004-2014
Preceded by Geeta Mukherjee
Succeeded by Dipak Adhikari
Constituency Panskura, Ghatal
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
for West Bengal
In office
1985–1988
In office
1988–1994
In office
1994  2000 (3 terms)
Personal details
Born (1936-11-03) 3 November 1936
Barisal, Bangladesh
Political party Communist Party of India
Spouse(s) Jayasri Das Gupta
Children 1 daughter
Residence Bhawanipur, Kolkata
Alma mater

University of Calcutta

Asutosh College (M.Com)
Religion Hindu
As of 17 September, 2006
Source:

Gurudas Dasgupta (Bengali: গুরুদাস দাসগুপ্ত) (born 1936) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India. He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1985. He was elected the General Secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 2001. In 2004, He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Panskura in West Bengal. In 2009, He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ghatal in West Bengal. He is a member of JPC on 2G spectrum scam and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "dereliction of duty", alleging that he (the PM) was fully aware of irregularities in dispensing of telecom licences. He cited a note from then Cabinet Secretary, stating the value of licences of spectrum should be increased.[1]

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