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Atish Chandra Sinha
Atish Chandra Sinha
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1971-1987, 1991-2006
Preceded by	Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha
Succeeded by	Syed Wahid Reza,; Apurba Sarkar
Constituency	Kandi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1984-1989
Preceded by	Tridib Chaudhuri
Succeeded by	Nani Bhattacharya
Constituency	Baharampur
Minister for Small Scale and Cottage Industry
	In office; 1972-1977
Constituency	Kandi
Personal details
Born	11 July 1940; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	4 March 2010; (aged 69); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (1964-2006); Trinamool Congress (2006-2010)
Spouse	Archana Sinha
Children	Anindita Sinha, Aninda Sinha

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Atish Chandra Sinha (11 July 1940 – 4 March 2010) was a minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Indian state of West Bengal. Physicist Bikash Sinha is his cousin.

Early life

The son of Bimal Chandra Sinha, scion of the Kandi Raj family and a minister in the Bidhan Chandra Roy cabinet, Atish Chandra Sinha was born in the Kandi Raj family on 11 July 1940. A brilliant scholar of Presidency College, Kolkata, he specialized in Geophysics from the Imperial College in London.^[1]^[2]

In politics

He joined politics in the 1960s. He was elected to the state assembly as a Congress candidate from Kandi in 1971, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1991, 1996 and 2001.^[3]^[4] He was elected to the Indian Parliament from Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1984.^[5]

He was minister of small scale and cottage industries from 1972 to 1977. He was Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2001 and was leader of the Congress legislative party in the West Bengal assembly from 2001 to 2006.^[2]^[6] As a result of differences with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury within the Congress Party, he joined Trinamool Congress in 2006.^[1]^[2]

From 2002 onwards, he was ill off and on but did not give up active politics.^[2]^[6] He was involved in many social activities. He established the Bimal Chandra College of Law in Kandi in the memory of his father, Bimal Sinha. He died at his Kolkata residence on 4 March 2010.^[1]^[2]

Other activities

He was an active member of Calcutta South Club, whose obituary says of him "A member of the Royal family of Kandi in West Bengal, he was a very active politician of the Congress party. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of West Bengal when Shri Siddhart Shankar Ray was the Chief Minister, Member of Parliament and leader of opposition in the State Assembly of West Bengal. ...He has been an Executive Committee Member and Vice President of the club for several years. He had been on the Davis Cup Working Committees of the club."^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Former minister Atis Sinha dies at 70". Indian Express, 5 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead". webindia123. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
^ "65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
^ "10 - Berhampore Parliamentary Constituency". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "About Atish Sinha". Atish Chandra Sinha Memorial Career & Education Fair. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ "Calcutta South Club". Calcutta South Club. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[express-1] "Former minister Atis Sinha dies at 70". Indian Express, 5 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[web-2] "Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead". webindia123. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[3] "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[4] "65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[5] "10 - Berhampore Parliamentary Constituency". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[sinha-6] "About Atish Sinha". Atish Chandra Sinha Memorial Career & Education Fair. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[7] "Calcutta South Club". Calcutta South Club. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

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+| death_date = 4 March 2010<br>(aged 69)
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+| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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+| constituency = [[Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kandi]]
+| office = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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+| term = 1971-1987, 1991-2006
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+| predecessor = Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha
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+| successor = Syed Wahid Reza,<br/>[[Apurba Sarkar]]
+| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
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+| successor1 = [[Nani Bhattacharya]]
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+| constituency2 = [[Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kandi]]
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+| children = Anindita Sinha, [[Aninda Sinha]]
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-'''Atish Chandra Sinha''' was a minister and Leader of the Opposition in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Physicist [[Bikash Sinha]] is his cousin.
+'''Atish Chandra Sinha''' (11 July 1940 – 4 March 2010) was a minister and Leader of the Opposition in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Physicist [[Bikash Sinha]] is his cousin.
 ==Early life==
-The son of Bimal Chandra Sinha, scion of the [[Kandi, Murshidabad|Kandi]] Raj family and a minister in the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]] cabinet, Atish Chandra Sinha was born in the Kandi Raj family on 11 July 1940. A brilliant scholar of [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]], Kolkata, he specialized in Geophysics from the [[Imperial College London|Imperial College]] in London.<ref name=express>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/former-minister-atis-sinha-dies-at-70/587156/ | title = Former minister Atis Sinha dies at 70| accessdate = 2010-10-01 | work = | publisher = Indian Express, 5 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name=web>{{cite web| url = http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html| title = Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead | accessdate = 2010-10-01 | work = | publisher = webindia123}}</ref><ref name=sinha>{{cite web| url = http://www.atishsinha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=27 | title = About Atish Sinha | accessdate = 2010-10-01 | work = | publisher = Atish Chandra Sinha Memorial Career & Education Fair}}</ref>
+The son of Bimal Chandra Sinha, scion of the [[Kandi, Murshidabad|Kandi]] Raj family and a minister in the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]] cabinet, Atish Chandra Sinha was born in the Kandi Raj family on 11 July 1940. A brilliant scholar of [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]], Kolkata, he specialized in Geophysics from the [[Imperial College London|Imperial College]] in London.<ref name=express>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/former-minister-atis-sinha-dies-at-70/587156/ | title = Former minister Atis Sinha dies at 70| access-date = 2010-10-01 | publisher = Indian Express, 5 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name=web>{{cite web| url = http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100304/1457561.html| title = Former Leader of Opposition Atish Chanda Sinha dead | access-date = 2010-10-01 | publisher = webindia123}}</ref>
 ==In politics==
-He joined politics in the turbulent years of the 1960s. He was elected to the state assembly as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate from [[Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kandi]] in 1971, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1991, 1996 and 2001.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp| title = Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections| accessdate = 2010-09-26 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp| archivedate= 5 October 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp65.htm | title = 65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| accessdate = 2010-09-26 }}</ref> He was elected to the Indian Parliament from [[Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp10.htm | title = 10 - Berhampore Parliamentary Constituency | accessdate = 2010-10-01 | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>
+He joined politics in the 1960s. He was elected to the state assembly as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate from [[Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kandi]] in 1971, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1991, 1996 and 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections |access-date=2010-09-26 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp65.htm | title = 65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India | access-date = 2010-09-26 | archive-date = 27 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120927223429/http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp65.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> He was elected to the Indian Parliament from [[Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp10.htm | title = 10 - Berhampore Parliamentary Constituency | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165818/http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp10.htm | archive-date = 21 July 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
-He was minister of small scale and cottage industries from 1972 to1977. He was Leader of the Opposition in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1996 to 2001 and was leader of the Congress legislative party in the  West Bengal assembly from 2001 to 2006.<ref name=web/><ref name=sinha/> As a result of differences with [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] within the Congress Party, he joined [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2008.<ref name=express/><ref name=web/>
+He was minister of small scale and cottage industries from 1972 to 1977. He was Leader of the Opposition in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1996 to 2001 and was leader of the Congress legislative party in the West Bengal assembly from 2001 to 2006.<ref name=web/><ref name=sinha>{{cite web | url = http://www.atishsinha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=27 | title = About Atish Sinha | access-date = 2010-10-01 | publisher = Atish Chandra Sinha Memorial Career & Education Fair | url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725022321/http://www.atishsinha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=27 | archive-date = 25 July 2011}}</ref> As a result of differences with [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]] within the Congress Party, he joined [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006.<ref name=express/><ref name=web/>
-From 2002 onwards, he was ill off and on but did not give up active politics.<ref name=web/><ref name=sinha/> He was involved in many social activities. He started the [http://www.bcckandi.org Bimal Chandra College of Law] in Kandi in the memory of his father, Bimal Sinha. He died at his Kolkata residence on 4 March 2010. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son.<ref name=express/><ref name=web/>
+From 2002 onwards, he was ill off and on but did not give up active politics.<ref name=web/><ref name=sinha/> He was involved in many social activities. He established the [[Bimal Chandra College of Law]] in Kandi in the memory of his father, Bimal Sinha. He died at his Kolkata residence on 4 March 2010.<ref name=express/><ref name=web/>
 ==Other activities==
-He was an active member of Calcutta South Club. The club's touching obituary<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.southclub.co.in/obituary.php | title = Calcutta South Club|publisher = Calcutta South Club}}</ref> reads
+He was an active member of Calcutta South Club, whose obituary says of him "A member of the Royal family of Kandi in West Bengal, he was a very active politician of the Congress party. He was a cabinet minister in the [[Government of West Bengal]] when Shri Siddhart Shankar Ray was the Chief Minister, Member of Parliament and leader of opposition in the State Assembly of West Bengal. ...He has been an Executive Committee Member and Vice President of the club for several years. He had been on the Davis Cup Working Committees of the club."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.southclub.co.in/obituary.php | title = Calcutta South Club | publisher = Calcutta South Club | access-date = 19 October 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110110051024/http://www.southclub.co.in/obituary.php | archive-date = 10 January 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
-"A member of the Royal family of Kandi in West Bengal, he was a very active politician of the Congress party. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of West Bengal when Shri Siddhart Shankar Ray was the Chief Minister, Member of Parliament and leader of opposition in the State Assembly of West Bengal. He lived like a simple commoner without any ostentation and pride. As a tennis player, he played regularly at the club in spite of his busy political schedule. Being soft spoken, helpful, honest, friendly and forthright, he was admired by every one.
-He has been an Executive Committee Member and Vice President of the club for several years. He had been on the Davis Cup Working Committees of the club. "
 ==References==
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