Pijush Kanti Mukherjee

Pijush Kanti Mukherjee was an Indian politician and trade unionist. He won a seat in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in the first six consecutive elections held after Independence. He was the Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1971.

Legislator and trade unionist

Around time of merger of the Cooch Behar State with the Dominion of India, Mukherjee was a leading figure in Alipurduar in the movement for a merger of Cooch Behar State into West Bengal.[1] He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from the Alipurduars constituency in the 1952, 1957 and 1962 elections.[2][3][4] He was a member of the General Council of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC).[5]

He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Kumargram constituency in the 1967, 1969 and 1971 elections.[6] When the Indian National Congress underwent a split in 1969, Mukherjee sided with the Requisitionists led by Indira Gandhi. The INC(R) president C. Subramaniam declared the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee suspended and set up a three-man committee consisting of K.K. Shukla , Pijush Mukherjee and Abdus Sattar to lead the party in West Bengal.[7]

Deputy Speaker

On May 3, 1971, following the 1971 election, Mukherjee was elected Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[8] He obtained 142 votes, against 130 votes for Mohammed Elias Razi of the Workers Party of India.[9] Mukherjee remained in the post as Deputy Speaker until June 25, 1971.[10]

Later years

He contested the Alipurduars seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, but this time as the Janata Party candidate. He finished in third place with 8,808 votes (15.56%).[11][12]

Mukherjee died in 1998.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sukhabilāsa Barmā. Socio-political Movements in North Bengal: A Sub-Himalayan Tract, Vol. 1. Global Vision Publishing House, 2007. p. 76
  2. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1952 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
  5. ^ Report - Indian National Trade Union Congress. Indian National Trade Union Congress, 1964. p. xii
  6. ^ Election Results of West Bengal: Statistics & Analysis, Vol. 1. p. 452
  7. ^ Institute of Political and Social Studies Bulletin, Vol. 4. Institute of Political and Social Studies 1969. p. 92
  8. ^ The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 54. Indian Political Science Association, 1993. p. 102
  9. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information, Vol. 17. Lok Sabha Secretariat, 1971. p. 133
  10. ^ C. K. Jain. The Union and State Legislatures in India. Allied Publishers, 1993. p. 885
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
  12. ^ Who's who in 1982 Assembly Election, West Bengal: Personalities and Party Manifesto. Merchants' Club, 1982. p. 33
  13. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information, Vol. 44. Lok Sabha Secretariat, 1998. p. 483
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