Ashok Krishna Dutt

Asoke Krishna Dutt
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byNiren Ghosh
ConstituencyDum Dum, West Bengal
Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byChitta Basu
Succeeded byH.K.Basu
ConstituencyBarasat constituency
Personal details
Born (1928-11-21) 21 November 1928 (age 96)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political partyJanata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
SpouseMira Dutt
Children1 son and daughter
Source: [1]

Ashok Krishna Dutt (born 21 November 1928) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dum Dum in 1977 defeating Communist leader Indrajit Gupta.[1][2][3] He was a Solicitor and Advocate and practiced in the Calcutta High Court. He was arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act during Emergency. He was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly from Barasat constituency in 1962 defeating Forward Bloc leader Chitta Basu.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Indrajit Gupta may finally meet his electoral nemesis". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Elections 96 West Bengal". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 May 2016.


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