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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kanti Ganguly
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1943|4|14}}
| birth_place =
| residence = P-9 Panchasayar Aykar Griha Nirman Samabya Society Ltd., PO Panchasyar, PS Purba Jadavpur, Kolkata
| constituency1 = [[Mathurapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| term1 = 2001-2011
| predecessor1 = Satya Ranjan Bapuli
| successor1 = Constituency abolished
| constituency = [[Mathurapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]]
| office = [[Minister (government)|Minister for]] Sports, Youth Welfare and [[Department of Sundarban Affairs (West Bengal)|Sundarbans Development]]<br>[[Government of West Bengal]]
| term = 2001-2011
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| image = Kanti Ganguly.jpg
| native_name = কান্তি গাঙ্গুলি
| native_name_lang = bn
}}
'''Kanti Bhusan Gangopadhyay''' (known as '''Kanti Ganguly''') is an Indian politician, belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He served as a minister in the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] government of [[West Bengal]].

He was initially minister in charge of Sunderbans Development and after the death of [[Subhas Chakraborty]] in 2009, he was also allotted the portfolio of sports and youth welfare.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/subhas-loyalist-kanti-may-get-his-ministry/499846/ |title = Subhas loyalist may get ministry |publisher= Indian Express, 9 August 2009| access-date= 31 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kanti-complains-against-secretary/articleshow/7921533.cms |title = Kanti complains against secretary|publisher= The Times of India 9 April 2012| access-date= 31 October 2014}}</ref>

The son of the late Bhuban Mohan Gangopadhyay, he is a commerce graduate.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://myneta.info/westbengal2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=742|title = Kanti Bhusan Gangopadhyay |publisher= My Neta| access-date = 31 October 2014}}</ref>

He was elected to [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] in [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]] and [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]] from [[Mathurapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]].<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 31 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 31 October 2014}}</ref>
Kanti Ganguly is one of the few indian politicians who prefer working on ground and helping people of his area instead of giving speeches to win elections. He was accused in the [[Bijon Setu massacre]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-corpses-of-a-1982-killing-are-stirring-again/</ref>

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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
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[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2001–2006]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:People from South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:1943 births]]

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