Chhaya Ghosh was a former minister in the India

India

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 of West Bengal

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 and was a Forward Bloc

All India Forward Bloc

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 leader.

Political career

She was elected to the West Bengal state assembly from Murshidabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Murshidabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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 in 1977, 1982, 1991 and 2001.She was minister for relief from 1991 to 1996, and of the agricultural marketing department from 2001 to 2005.

Later life

A former school teacher she was brought into politics by Hemanta Bose. At the fag end of her life she broke with the Forward Block. For the 2006 state assembly elections, Forward Bloc denied her a ticket. She joined the Janabadi Forward Bloc

Indian People's Forward Bloc

Indian People's Forward Bloc is a political party in West Bengal, India. The party emerged through a split in the All India Forward Bloc. The party is led by Jayanta Roy, former AIFB Rajya Sabha member, and Chhaya Ghosh, former West Bengal Minister of Agriculture. Ahead of the 2006 legislative...

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She died of age-related problems on 12 February 2010. Her lawyer husband predeceased her. She left behind two daughters.

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