Kiranmoy Nanda (born 16 May 1944) is an Indian politician, belonging to the

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. He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of

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since 1982 till 2011 when he was succeeded by Congress MLA Abu Hena.''

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Snubs fail, Nanda fires Tughlaq salvo - Whimsical tag on govt
' Nanda was the general secretary of the

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for many years. Nanda served as general secretary of the Samajwadi Party between 1996 and 2000 as the WBSP had merged with SP. In 2000, after the

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election, Nanda broke with SP and reconstituted the WBSP.''

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Kiranmoy returns to SP, will remain a minister
' In April 2010 he again became general secretary of SP, as WBSP again merged with SP. Nanda replaced Amar Singh. Nanda is the son of Jyotirmoy Nanda, a prominent academic and social worker in Mugberia in

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district. Kiranmoy Nanda began his political activism in the

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(the student wing of the

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). Nanda was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a

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candidate from the Mugberia assembly constituency in 1977.

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West Bengal - 214 - Mugberia Assembly Constituency
' He joined the WBSP when it was constituted in 1981.''Express India''.
In Amar Singh’s shadow, a Kiran-moy
'' He won the Mugberia seat again in 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. His share of votes has ranged from 58.42% (1987) and 46.94% (1977). He faced a tough challenge as he contested the 2011 Assembly polls from a Congress stronghold - North Dinajpur's

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. His string of electoral victories since 1982 tore as he faced a humiliating defeat to the Congress candidate Mohit Sengupta, an aide of Raiganj Congress MP Deepa Dasmunshi. Nanda came under criticism from other Left Front partners after he had called for early assembly elections following a parliamentary by-poll election in 2009. Nanda opposes the ' Operation Green Hunt', the paramilitary operation of the Indian government against

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guerrillas.''

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We can never join UPA government: SP
' Kiranmoy Nanda's brother Brahmamoy Nanda was a MLA from Narghat for 20 Years (1991-2011), elected as a WBSP candidate, but he also lost the 2011 West Bengal Assembly election from the Nandakumar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

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