Ajoy Mukherjee | |
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 Ajoy Mukherjee commemorated on Indian postage in 2002 | |
| 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| In office 1 March 1967 – 21 November 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |
| In office 25 February 1969 – 30 July 1970 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 2 April 1971 – 28 June 1971 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1951–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ajoy Malakar |
| Constituency | Tamluk |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
| Constituency | Arambagh |
| In office 1969–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ajoy Malakar |
| Succeeded by | Biswanath Mukherjee |
| Constituency | Tamluk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1901-04-15)15 April 1901 |
| Died | 27 May 1986(1986-05-27) (aged 85) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (R) |
| Other political affiliations | Bangla Congress Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Tamluk Hamilton High School |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (1977) |
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (15 April 1901 – 27 May 1986) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served three short terms as theChief Minister of West Bengal. He hailed fromTamluk,Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal.
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, born inTamluk, West Bengal, India in 1901, was one of the leaders ofTamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government), which came into effect on 17 December 1942 during theQuit India Movement, a programme of civil disobedience launched in India in 1942. He was greatly influenced bySwami Vivekananda. Earlier a member of theIndian National Congress, he later founded theBangla Congress, which co-governed with theCommunist Party of India (Marxist) in twoUnited Front governments in 1967-1971. He held the chief ministerial position in both these governments, from March to November 1967, and again from February 1969 to March 1970.
In the year 1967 Ajoy Mukherjee defeatedPrafulla Chandra Sen, another Gandhian, at Arambagh assembly constituency and became chief minister of West Bengal after Sen. Architect of Ajoy Mukherjee's victory at Arambagh was Narayan Ch Ghosh, the then students leader at Arambagh. Narayan Ghosh accompanied Ajoy Mukherjee in a boat for several days to see several flood affected areas in Arambagh & Ghatal subdivision in 1968. People of flood affected areas were enthused by Ajoy Mukherjee for his tireless move to stand for them.
In 1971, Ajoy Mukherjee with some of his closed colleagues, viz.Pranab Mukherjee etc., joinedIndian National Congress (R) leavingSushil Dhara – his long term associate. He was offered ministerial post at Centre by Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi, but Ajoy Mukherjee declined, citing his age and health condition and recommended Pranab Mukherjee for the post, who became State Minister in the Indian Cabinet.
He was awarded thePadma Vibhushan award in 1977 fromGovernment of India.[1]
His brotherBiswanath Mukherjee & sister-in-lawGeeta Mukherjee were both members of theCommunist Party of India. Ajoy's niece Kalyani (daughter of another brother) was married toMohan Kumaramangalam and was the mother ofRangarajan Kumaramangalam andLalitha Kumaramangalam.
Mukherjee died on 27 May 1986 in Calcutta.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of West Bengal 15 March 1967 – 2 November 1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by President's Rule | Chief Minister of West Bengal 25 February 1969 – 19 March 1970 | Succeeded by President's Rule |
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