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'''Anju Kar''' is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. She is a former five time consecutive member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kalna Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in [[Purba Bardhaman district]]. She was first elected in the [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and served five terms till 2006. She last won the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Kalna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 1991 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Kar is from [[Kalna City|Kalna]], Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. She was a politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-22 |title=Full list: CPI(M) newly elected central committee and politburo members |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/full-list-cpim-newly-elected-central-committee-and-politburo-members-sitaram-yechury-5147330/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In April 2022, she was also elected as a member of the 85 member Central Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2022 |title=CPM CC has 17 new members, 15 women; here is the full list |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/cpm-cc-has-17-new-members-15-women-here-is-the-full-list-dc683f37 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

She was first elected as an MLA in the 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India. She polled 47,829 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Sudhir Ghosh of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 13,464 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1982 |title=Kalna Assembly Constituency Election Result - 1982 Assembly Constituency Election |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kalna-west-bengal-assembly-constituency#1982 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> She retained the seat for the Communist Party winning the [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and went on to win three more times in 1991, 1996 and 2001 Assembly elections. In 1987, she polled 59,092 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 22,114 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1987 |title=Kalna Assembly Constituency Election Result - 1987 Assembly Constituency Election |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kalna-west-bengal-assembly-constituency#1987 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> In 1991, she polled 64,560 votes and beat her closest opponent, Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay, also of the Congress, by a margin of 26,650 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Anju Kar, Kalna Assembly Elections 1991 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/west-bengal/1991/kalna/anju-kar/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref>

In 1996, she polled 72,329 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Lakshman Kumar Roy of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,504 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 1996 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> In 2001, she got 79,401 votes and beat Banerjee Sridhar of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]], by a margin of 24,953 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Kalna Assembly Constituency Election Result - 2001 Assembly Constituency Election |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kalna-west-bengal-assembly-constituency#2001 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2001 |url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/2001-election-results.html |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: West Bengal 2001 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2001/west-bengal/154/9 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politicians from Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 1982–1987]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 1987–1991]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006]]
[[Category:Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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