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Indian academic and politician (c.1939–2020)

Arun Kumar Kar
Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
1988–1993
Preceded bySamir Deb Sarkar
Succeeded bySamir Deb Sarkar
ConstituencyKhowai
Personal details
Bornc. 1939
Died16 February 2020 (aged 81)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Arun Kumar Kar (c. 1939 – 16 February 2020) was an Indian academic and politician from Tripura belonging to Indian National Congress. He was a legislator of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He also served as a minister of the Government of Tripura.

Biography

Kar joined Shri Nath Bidyaniketan in 1962. He was appointed the headmaster of the institution in 1981. He retired from there in 1998.

Kar contested from Khowai in 1977 but did not win. He was elected as a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from that constituency in 1988. Later, he was appointed a minister of the Government of Tripura. He also contested from Khowai in 1998, 2003 and 2008 but did not win.

Kar died of cardiac arrest on 16 February 2020 at a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 81.

References

  1. ^ "প্রয়াত হয়েছেন রাজ্যের প্রাক্তন শিক্ষা ও শ্রম মন্ত্রী অরুণ কুমার কর". Fast Nation (in Bengali). 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1988". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1998". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2003". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 2008". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. "The former education minister of Tripura Arun Kumar Kar passed away today morning in Kolkata". Tripura News Live. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. "Ex Education Minister Arun Kar dies, CM condoles". Indigenous Herald. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.


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