Tridib Chaudhuri

Tridib Chaudhuri (12 December 1911 – 11 May 1997) was an Indian independence activist and politician. He was a leader and founder of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and a member of Lok Sabha from Baharampur in West Bengal in India. He was the joint opposition candidate for 1974 Indian presidential election and became the first Bengali to participate in the presidential election in India. He was a member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1984 and Rajya Sabha from 1987 until his death in 1997. He had participated in Goa Liberation Movement.^[1] He was one of the founders of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.^[2]

Tridib Chaudhuri
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1987–1997
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1952–1984
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Atish Chandra Sinha
Constituency	Baharampur
Personal details
Born	(1911-12-12)12 December 1911 Baharampur, Bengal, British India
Died	11 May 1997(1997-05-11) (aged 85) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political party	Revolutionary Socialist Party
Residence	Kolkata
As of 17 September, 2006 Source:

He passed his BA examination in 1933 and subsequently MA in economics from the University of Calcutta as an external candidate from jail, when he was imprisoned for sedition against the colonial rule.^[3]

Lok Sabha experience

Tridib Chaudhuri was present in seven Lok Sabhas, from 1952 until 1984.

• 1st Lok Sabha

• 2nd Lok Sabha

• 3rd Lok Sabha

• 4th Lok Sabha

• 5th Lok Sabha

• 6th Lok Sabha

• 7th Lok Sabha

1974 Indian Presidential Election

On 17 August 1974, the Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India. Tridib Chaudhuri lost to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed by a margin of 189,196 votes.

Books

• The Swing Back: A Critical Survey of the Devious Zig-zags of CPI, Political Line (1947–50).