Somnath Lahiri
Somnath Lahiri | |
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সোমনাথ লাহিড়ী | |
| Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
| In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Jatin Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Dhakuria |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Satyendra Kumar Basu |
| Succeeded by | Mani Sanyal |
| Constituency | Alipore |
| Minister of Information, Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 1967-1968 | |
| Minister of Local Self Government, Development and Planning, West Bengal | |
| In office 1969-1970 | |
| General Secretary of CPI (Interim) | |
| In office 1935 | |
| Preceded by | S. S. Mirajkar |
| Succeeded by | P. C. Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1909 |
| Died | 19 October 1984 (aged 75) |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Occupation | Political Activist and Writer |
Somnath Lahiri (1 September 1909 – 19 October 1984) was an Indian politician, writer and leader of Communist Party of India. He was a member of Constituent Assembly of India from Bengal. He was later elected as a Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1977 and also served as a minister from 1967 to 1970.