Amar Basu

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2019)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Amar Basu

| birth_date = {{Birth based on age at death|79|2019|2|20}}

| death_date = {{death date|2019|2|20|df=y}} (age 79)

| office1 = MLA of Jhargram Vidhan Sabha Constituency

| term_start1 = 2006

| term_end1 = 2011

| predecessor1 = Mina Santani

| successor1 = Sukumar Hansda

| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

}}

Amar Basu was an Indian politician. He was elected as MLA of Jhargram Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2006.{{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 | accessdate = 1 November 2014}} He died on 20 February 2019 at the age of 79.{{cite web|url=http://bartamanpatrika.com/detailNews.php?cID=17&nID=151648&P=6|title= ঝাড়গ্রামের প্রাক্তন বিধায়ক অমর বসু প্রয়াত|date=21 February 2019|accessdate=21 August 2019|website=Bartaman}}