Benoy Kishna Konar | |
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President of the All India Kisan Sabha | |
In office 20 November 1995 – 8 March 1999 | |
Preceded by | N. Sankaraiah |
Succeeded by | S. Ramachandran Pillai |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1977–1982 | |
Preceded by | Naba Kumar Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | Maharani Konar |
Constituency | Memari |
In office 1969–1972 | |
Preceded by | P.Bishayee |
Succeeded by | Naba Kumar Chatterjee |
Constituency | Memari |
Personal details | |
Born | Memari, Bardhaman, Bengal Presidency, British India | 24 April 1930
Died | 14 September 2014 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 84)
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–2014) Communist Party of India (1948–1964) |
Spouse | Maharani Konar |
Relatives | Hare Krishna Konar (brother) |
Benoy Krishna Konar (Bengali: বিনয় কোঙার; 24 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was an Indian communist politician and a firebrand peasant leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the President of the All India Kisan Sabha and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for 8 years. Konar was the one who led the most infamous Sainbari murder.[1]