Kiranmoy nanda biography examples

Indian politician

Kiranmoy Nanda (born 16 May 1944) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of West Bengal since 1982 till 2011 when he was succeeded by Congress MLA Abu Hena.^[1][2] Nanda was the general secretary of the West Bengal Socialist Party for many years.^[1] Nanda served as general secretary of the Samajwadi Party between 1996 and 2000 as the WBSP had merged with SP.

In 2000, after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, Nanda broke with SP and reconstituted the WBSP.^[1] In April 2010 he again became general secretary of SP, as WBSP again merged with SP.^[1][3] Nanda replaced Amar Singh.^[2]

Nanda is the son of Jyotirmoy Nanda, a prominent academic and social worker in Mugberia in East Midnapore district.

Kiranmoy Nanda began his political activism in the All India Students Federation (the stude