Dinesh Chandra Joarder
{{Short description|Indian politician (1928–2018)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|08|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Malda, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|09|14|1928|08|05|df=yes}}[https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-cpim-mp-dinesh-chandra-joarder-passes-away-5356174/ Dinesh Chandra Joarder's obituary]
| death_place = Malda, West Bengal, India
| office1 = Member of Parliament
| constituency1 = Malda
| term1 = 1971–1980
| office2 = MLA
| constituency2 = Kaliachak
| term2 = 1987-1996
| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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| spouse = Dipali Joarder
| children = 1 son
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Dinesh Chandra Joarder (5 August 1928 – 14 September 2018) was an Indian politician who was a member of Communist Party of India. He was a member of both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha.
Early life
Joarder, son of Jagdish Chander Joarder, was born in Nimbari village in Malda district on 5 August 1928. An advocate by profession, he was educated at A.C. Institute, Malda, Malda College, Malda, Surendranath Law College, Kolkata, and University of Calcutta.{{cite web| url = http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-1264-Joarder,%20Shri%20DineshChandra | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140726191341/http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-1264-Joarder,%20Shri%20DineshChandra | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 26 July 2014 |title = Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha – Profile|work= Joarder, Shri Dinesh Chandra|publisher=reFocusindia | access-date = 22 July 2014}} He married Dipali Joarder in 1960 and they had a son.
Political career
In 1971, he defeated Uma Roy the sitting MP of Congress to win from Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014 }} In 1977, he defeated the Congress candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the same constituency.{{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 = 2 June 2014}} He lost to A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury of Congress, however, in 1980.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title = General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014}} In 1987 and 1991, he won from Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency).{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}
He was an active political and social worker and was associated with the peasant and trade union movements. He was the president or secretary of many organisations in Malda district. He was a commissioner of the English Bazar municipality from 1964 to 1968.
Later life and death
He was suffering from old age problems for some time and died at his residence in Malda on 14 September 2018. He leaves behind his wife Dipali and son Kaushik.{{cite web | url = https://www.aajkaal.in/news/state/dinesh-joardar-dead-5dzw | title = Former Parliamentarian and Left Leader Dead| work=Bengali | publisher = Aajkall, 15 September 2018 |access-date = 20 September 2018}}{{cite web | url = http://bangla.eenaduindia.com/States/North/Malda/MaldaCity/2018/09/14140041/Ex-CPIM-MP-Dinesh-Joardar-passed-away.vpf | title = Ex-CPIM MP Passed Away| work=Bengali | publisher = Eenadu India Sonar Bangla, 14 September 2018 |access-date = 20 September 2018}}
References
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{{First to Tenth Lok Sabha, West Bengal}}
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Category:West Bengal MLAs 1987–1991
Category:West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996
Category:People from Malda district
Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
Category:University of Calcutta alumni
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