Basudeb Acharia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament | |
| In office 1980–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bijoy Mondal |
| Succeeded by | Moon Moon Sen |
| Constituency | Bankura |
| Leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Somnath Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | P. Karunakaran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1942 Bero, Purulia district, Burdwan division, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 13 November 2023 (aged 81) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Rajlakhsmi Acharia |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Kantaranguni, P.O. Adra, Purulia district |
As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Basudeb Acharia (11 July 1942 – 13 November 2023) was an Indian Bengali-Tamil politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1] His ancestors were originally from Present-day Tamil Nadu, who settled in Bengal in 16th century. He considered himself to be a Bengali.