Sudhangshu Seal (''Shudhangshu Shil''; born 27 March 1945) was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...

of India. He represented the Kolkata North West constituency of

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and is a member of the

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(CPI(M)) political party. He was Four Time Councillor and Mayor-In-Council for Roads Department from Ward No. 20 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation from 1990 to 2005 and re-elected again in KMC Election 2010. In the K.M.C election 2010, he was chosen as the Left Front's mayoral candidate. After the Left Front lost the election to the

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, the CPI(M) leadership denied him the post of the Leader of the Opposition and former CPI(M) MLA and councillor Rupa Bagchi took office as the leader of the opposition.

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Living people 1945 births Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Politicians from Kolkata India MPs 2004–2009 University of Calcutta alumni Lok Sabha members from West Bengal West Bengal municipal councillors West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006 Members of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub