Shyamal Chakraborty (5 February 1944 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian politician who was a member of the

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from 2008 to 2014 from West Bengal.

Life and career

He belonged to the

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and was a member of the Central Committee of the party from 2002 till death. He was also the President of the

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West Bengal State Committee from 1973 to 1979 and All India Joint Secretary. He was the Transport Minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996 as well as a member of the

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for

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from 1981 to 1996. He died on 6 August 2020, at age 76, from cardiac arrest after being diagnosed with

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during the

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References

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