Sunil Maitra (1 February 1927 – 18 September 1996), born at

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, was a member of the

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of India. He represented the Calcutta North East constituency of

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as a member of the

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party. Maitra was also among the leadership of the All India Insurance Employees Association. He was a member of the Politburo of the party from 9 January 1992 till his death.

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