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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kanti Biswas
| office2 = Minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passports), [[Government of West Bengal|Govt. of W.B]]
| birth_place = [[Faridpur district|Faridpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| Awards =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|1|1|df=y}}
| predecessor =
| term = 1982 – 1991; 1996 - 2006
| office = [[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|Minister of School Education]], [[Government of West Bengal|Govt. of W.B]]
| otherparty = [[National Awami Party (Bhashani)]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| successor = [[Partha De]]
| occupation = Politician
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|4|27|1932|1|1|df=y}}
| predecessor2 =
| successor3 = Prabir Banejee
| successor2 =
| predecessor4 = Dhiren Mondal
| predecessor3 = Chandi Pada Mitra
| predecessor1 =
| office3 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| term4 = 1996 - 2006
| term3 = 1977 - 1991
| term2 = 1977 - 1982
| constituency4 = [[Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sandeshkhali]]
| constituency3 = [[Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaighata]]
| office4 = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| successor4 = Abani Roy
}}

'''Kanti Biswas''' ({{lang-bn|কান্তি বিশ্বাস}}), was an [[India]]n [[Communism|communist]] politician and former minister from West Bengal.

== Early life ==
Kanti Biswas was born in [[Namasudra]] community to Jogendranath Biswas at Bukrail, [[Kashiani Upazila|Kashiani]], Faridpur district, Bengal Presidency in British India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=A Communist Speaks: Memoirs of a Namasudra - Mainstream|url=https://mainstreamweekly.net/article6154.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref>

He did M.Com and was deeply involved in the student politics of [[Dacca University]], starting with the Bengali Language Movement and later started teaching in Quaid E Azam Memorial College.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 28|first1=TNN /|last2=2016|last3=Ist|first3=07:18|title=Ex-minister Kanti Biswas passes away {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Ex-minister-Kanti-Biswas-passes-away/articleshow/52018992.cms|access-date=2020-10-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

Kanti represented the [[National Awami Party (Bhashani)|National Awami Party]] and fought against [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] in an election. In 1960, he migrated to West Bengal, India when government of Pakistan banned Communist Party and issued a warrant against him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=विस्वास|first=A. K. Biswas एके|date=2016-02-12|title=A Chandal education minister|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/02/a-chandal-education-minister/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Forward Press|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Indo-Asian News|date=2016-04-28|title=Former West Bengal minister Kanti Biswas passes away|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/former-west-bengal-minister-kanti-biswas-passes-away-1143125/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In 1967, he earned the membership of CPI(M) and was associated with the activities of [[All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane)|Kisan Sabha]], UCRC and [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]]. He was also the member of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and president of Samajik Naya Mancha.

He was one of the few Dalit leaders from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] who reached till ministerial level during their Government and was also the longest serving Education Minister of the state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-03|title=The CPI(M) can't evade gender and caste questions|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-cpi-m-can-t-evade-gender-and-caste-questions/story-7oreuNyGX2IGLorDBA4JSN.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

* In 1977, he first elected from [[Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaighata]] constituency in state legislative assembly elections and was allotted with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Home (Passports).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CPI(M) Leader Kanti Biswas Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/cpim-leader-kanti-biswas-dead/938242|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-06|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref>
* In 1982 and 1987, he was re-elected for Gaighata seat successfully.
* He was elected twice from [[Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sandeshkhali]] constituency in 1996 and 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-27|title=Former Bengal minister Kanti Biswas dead|url=https://newswing.com/former-bengal-minister-kanti-biswas-dead/29374/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=NEWSWING|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*From 1982 to 2006 he served as the Minister of School Education of Bengal. He was the [https://www.facebook.com/cpimcc/photos/comkanti-biswas-lal-salaamhomage-to-a-brilliant-communistfirst-dalit-education-m/552967714874913/ first dalit education minister of India].
* In 1981, he was elected to CPI(M) state committee and in 2012 to CPI(M) State Control Commission which he hold till his death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-04-28|title=CPI(M) Condoles the death of Comrade Kanti Biswas|url=https://www.cpim.org/pressbriefs/cpim-condoles-death-comrade-kanti-biswas|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|language=en}}</ref>
He had written a memoir Amar Jeevan: Kichu Katha (Bengali) (আমার জীবন: কিছু কথা) which was published in 2014.<ref name=":1" />

== Death ==
He died in 2016 in a private hospital due to lung infections.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==

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[[Category:West Bengal politicians]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Dalit leaders]]

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