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| Office | Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for Purnia
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|---|---|
| Term start | 1980 |
| Term end | 1998 |
| Predecessor | Sharda Prasad Singh |
| Successor | Madhavi Sarkar
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| Born | 1947 |
| Born | Purnea, Bihar, India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Purnea, Bihar, India
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| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Madhavi Sarkar |
| Children | 3
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Ajit Sarkar (Template:Lang-bn) (1947 – 14 June 1998) was Indian politician who was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Political career
He entered politics through the Students' Federation of India, the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.
He represented Purnia four times in the Bihar Legislative Assembly between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in Purnia.[1][2][3]
His story was shown in one of the episodes of Satyamev Jayate on politics.[4]
Personal life
His son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids. He dwelt in politics for some time.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Life term will end Pappu's career. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held. Rediff. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out, Jha, Giridhar. India Today(October 17, 2010). Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan, Bhowmik, Arijita. International Business Times, India Edition(2014-03-30). Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ↑ Crusade for people pulls son back from Down Under(29 September 2010).
- ↑ Comrades son returns. Indian Express archives.