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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Khagendra Nath Dasgupta
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| birth_date = 6 July 1898
| birth_place = Jalpaiguri
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| death_date = 15 June 1985
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| office1 = Minister, West Bengal
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| term1 = 1952-1967
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| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = [[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]]
| term_start2 = 1951
| term_end2 = 1969
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| office3 = Member of Parliament
| constituency3 = [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]]
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1980
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| party = [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] / [[Janata Party]]
| spouse = Aruna Dasgupta
| college = Rajshahi College
| children = 3 daughters
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'''Khagendra Nath Dasgupta''' was an independence activist, minister in the West Bengal government, Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha and Member of the Lok Sabha.

==Early life==
Khagendra Nath Dasgupta was born on 6 July 1898 at Jalpaiguri to Ishan Chandra Dasgupta. He graduated from [[Rajshahi College]]. He joined a revolutionary party early in life and was a member of it from 1913 to 1920. After the special session of the Congress in Kolkata, he joined the [[Civil disobedience|non-cooperation movement]] in 1920. He organised the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] in Jalpiaguri and was sent to jail several times.<ref name=charitabhidhan>Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, 4th edition 1998, page 122, {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}, Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra road</ref><ref name=loksabahaprofile>{{cite web| url = http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-703-Dasgupta,%20Shri%20Khagendra%C2%A0Nath|title = Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha - Profile| work= Dasgupta, Shri Khagendra Nath |publisher= Refocus India | access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref>

He was elected Commissioner of Japaiguri Municipality in 1924 and thrice thereafter.<ref name=charitabhidhan/> In the [[1937 Indian provincial elections|1937 Bengal elections]], Khagendra Nath Dasgupta won as a Congress candidate from the Jalpaiguri-cum-Siliguri constituency.<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=joFkxloNlLsC&q=Khagendra+Nath+Dasgupta&pg=PA182 |title = Congress Politics in Bengal 1919-1939|first=Srilata |last= Chatterjee| work=p 182 |year = 2003|publisher= Anthem South Asian Studies – Wimbledon Publishing Company, PO Box 9779, London SW 19 70A|isbn = 9780857287571| access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=charitabhidhan/>

==Post-Independence==
He was elected to the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha from [[Jalpaiguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalpaiguri]] in 1951, 1957, 1962 and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 7 July 2014}}</ref>

He was Minister, Public Works and Buildings, in 1952, Public Works and Building and Housing in 1957, Public Works in 1962,<ref>WBPCC Congress Ministry, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee</ref> and for a short duration in 1968.<ref name=loksabahaprofile/> He was leader of the opposition during United Front regime in 1967.<ref name=loksabahaprofile/>

He won the election to the 6th Lok Sabha as a [[Janata Party]] candidate (recorded as independent in election records) in 1977.<ref name=loksabahaprofile/><ref name=loksabha1977>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |title=General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref>
He retired from active politics in 1980. He died on 15 June 1985.<ref name=charitabhidhan/>

==References==
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{{West Bengal Legislative Assembly1}}
{{First to Tenth Lok Sabha, West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
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[[Category:People from Jalpaiguri district]]
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[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]
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