Santasri Chatterjee (born 10 May 1940) is a former 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 ...

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. He represented the

Serampore Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...

constituency of

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and a member of the

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. In 2009, he lost to Kalyan Banerjee of

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. He was also a 6-time MLA from

Uttarpara Assembly constituency Uttarpara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 185 Uttarpara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: ...

representing

from 1971 to 1996. After him Uttarpara elected a new MLA every time elections held. He is still very popular amongst party and trade union workers in his area.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people 1940 births Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Politicians from Hooghly district India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 1971–1972 West Bengal MLAs 1972–1977 West Bengal MLAs 1977–1982 West Bengal MLAs 1982–1987 West Bengal MLAs 1987–1991 West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996 {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub