Santosh Rana

Santosh Rana
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1982
ConstituencyGopiballavpur
General Secretary of PCC-CPIML
In office
1972–2016
Central Committee member of CPIML
In office
1969–1971
Personal details
Born1942 (1942)
Gopiballavpur, West Bengal, India
Died (aged 76)
Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India
Political partyPCC-CPIML
CPIML(1969-71)
SpouseJayarsri (divorced)
Children1
Alma materPresidency College, University of Calcutta, Raja Bazar Science College

Santosh Rana (1942 – 29 June 2019) was an Indian politician. In the 1960s, he was a prominent figure in the armed struggle of the Naxalites led by Charu Majumdar. Rana received Ananda Puraskar for his book Rajnitir Ek Jibon in 2018.