Tridib Chaudhuri (1911–1997) was an India

India

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n politician and Indian independence activist. He was a leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party

Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...

 and a member of Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 from Baharampur in West Bengal

West Bengal

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 in India. He was the joint opposition candidate for Indian presidential election in 1974. He was member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1984 and a member of Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

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 from 1987 to 1997 until his death. He had participated in Goa Liberation Movement

Goa liberation movement

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. He was one of the founders of the RSP.