Gajendra Gurung (1937–2005) was an Indian politician. He was born in Kalimpong on 3 January 1937.[1] He was the son of former Congress minister Nar Bahadur Gurung.[1][2] His uncle had founded the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League.[2] Gajendra Gurung studied at Government High School and S.U.M.I. College in Kalimpong.[1]
Gajendra Gurung | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1937 Kalimpong, West Bengal |
| Died | 2005 |
| Political party | Congress (R) |
Gurung won the Kalimpong seat in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, standing as the Congress (R) candidate.[3] He obtained 10,190 votes (37.60%).[3] In the Congress-CPI state government formed after the 1972 election, Gurung served as Deputy Minister for Department of Commerce of Industries, Department of Cottage and Small Scale Industries, Department of Co-operation (named on 15 December 1972), Tourism Branch of the Home Department (named on 20 March 1972) and Hill Affairs Branch of Department of Development and Planning.[4][5] In 1975 he was named Minister of State.[6][7][8] Gurung lost the Kalimpong seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 9,045 votes (27.61%).[9]
In the 1980s Gurung joined the Pranta Parishad of Madan Tamang,[10] and became part of the leadership of the movement.[2]
Gajendra Gurung died in 2005.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1974). Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat. p. 28.
- ^ a b c Chiranjib Kumar Kar (1991). Sub-regional Movement in India: A Case Study : Political History of the Morkhas [i.e. Gorkhas] in Darjeeling District. Kar. pp. 55, 599.
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. West Bengal 1972
- ^ West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1974). Assembly Proceedings; Official Report. p. iii.
- ^ The West Bengal Civil List. Superintendent, Government Print., West Bengal Government Press. 1976. pp. 24, 57.
- ^ Asian Recorder. 1975.
- ^ Barun Roy (1 September 2003). Fallen Cicada: Unwritten History of Darjeeling Hills. Barun Roy. p. 59. GGKEY:4FQ4EJGEKS0.
- ^ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1975. p. 80.
- ^ Election Commission of India. West Bengal 1977
- ^ India Today. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1984. p. 38.
- ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2005. p. 454.