Ajit Sarkar ( bn, অজিত সরকার) (1947 – 14 June 1998) was Indian politician who was a member of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

Political career

He entered politics through the

Students' Federation of India The Students' Federation of India (abbreviated as SFI) is an Indian left-wing student organisation politically aligned to the ideologies of Independence, Democracy and Socialism. Currently, V. P. Sanu and Mayukh Biswas are elected as the All ...

, the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor. He represented

Purnia Purnia ()(also romanized as Purnea) is a city that serves as the administrative headquarters of both Purnia district and Purnia division in the Indian state of Bihar. Total geographical area of Purnia Urban Agglomeration is which is next ...

four times in the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in

. His story was shown in one of the episodes of Satyamev Jayate on politics.

Personal life

His son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids. He dwelt in politics for some time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Ajit Bihar MLAs 1980–1985 1947 births 1998 deaths People murdered in Bihar People from Purnia Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Bihar Bihar MLAs 1985–1990 Bihar MLAs 1990–1995 Bihar MLAs 1995–2000 Deaths by firearm in India Assassinated Indian politicians