Santosh Rana (CPI)

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Santosh Rana is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India.{{cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/03/12/opposition-attack-govt-on-land-policy-in-bengal-1173770671.html |title=Opposition attack Govt on land policy in Bengal |website=news.oneindia.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009155113/http://news.oneindia.in/2007/03/12/opposition-attack-govt-on-land-policy-in-bengal-1173770671.html |archive-date=2012-10-09}} He studied at Bhattar College at Danton, graduating with a B.A. in 1969.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ceowb.in/ViewCandidateAffidavits.aspx?AffidavitsID=1757 |title=General Election 2011 - Affidavits filed by Candidates |access-date=4 August 2011 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022239/http://www.ceowb.in/ViewCandidateAffidavits.aspx?AffidavitsID=1757 |url-status=live }}

He contested the Tamluk seat in the 2001 West Bengal legislative assembly election, and finished in second place with 44.45% of the votes.{{cite web |url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp202.htm |title = 202 - Tamluk Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 |publisher = Election Commission of India |accessdate = 2010-12-07 |archive-date = 5 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091322/http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp202.htm |url-status = live }}

He won the Medinipur seat in the 2006 West Bengal legislative assembly election, but lost it in 2011.{{cite web |url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp223.htm |title = 223 - Midnapore Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 |publisher = Election Commission of India |accessdate = 2010-12-20 |archive-date = 30 September 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120930012803/http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp223.htm |url-status = live }}{{cite web|url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25236.htm|title = Medinipur|work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results|publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-05-13|archive-date = 16 May 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516120220/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25236.htm|url-status = live}}