K. N. Joglekar (died November 1970) was an Indian politician and one of the founding members of

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

. He later joined

All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc ( AIFB) is a Left-wing nationalism, left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a Political faction, faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose, and was strongest ...

, of which he became the General Secretary from 1948 to 1952. Then he formed Forward Communist Party; in 1952 this party merged with the

In 1929, he was jailed in the

Meerut Conspiracy Case The Meerut Conspiracy Case was a controversial court case that was initiated in British Raj in March 1929 and decided in 1933. Several trade unionists, including three Englishmen, were arrested for organizing an Indian railway strike. The Briti ...

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# Bose, K., ''Forward Bloc'', Madras: Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1988. 1970 deaths Year of birth missing Communist Party of India politicians from Uttar Pradesh All India Forward Bloc politicians Prisoners and detainees of British India Trade unionists from Uttar Pradesh Politicians from Meerut 20th-century Indian politicians Marathi politicians Indian prisoners and detainees Indian politicians convicted of crimes {{CPIndia-politician-stub