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'''Durga Charan Banerjee''' (1898-1952) was a Bengali-speaking Indian jurist and a member of parliament of the first [[Lok Sabha]].<ref name=1LS>[https://archive.today/20130624205441/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/605.htm Members Bioprofile]</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He was born to Anukul Charan Banerjee in [[Midnapore]] in January, 1898. He was educated at the [[Midnapore College]] and at the [[Scottish Church College]].<ref>''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 592.</ref> Later he studied criminal law at the [[University of Calcutta]]. He married Triguna Debi in April 1913.<ref name=1LS/><br />
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==Career==<br />
He had started out as a criminal lawyer. Later he served on the panel of public prosecutors. He had also worked as the Municipal Commissioner for the Midnapore municipality in 1921. Later he worked as the manager of the Diamond Amateur Theatre in Midnapore. He was related with the activities of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]], Sebashram and hospital in Midnapore.<ref name=1LS/><br />
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He was elected from the formerly named Lok Sabha constituency of [[Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Midnapore-Jhargram]] in the first Lok Sabha elections in 1952 as a candidate for the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]].<ref name=1LS/><br />
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