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Somnath Chatterjee was born on 25 July, 1929 in Tezpur, Assam, British India, is an Indian politician. Discover Somnath Chatterjee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 25 July 1929
Birthday 25 July
Birthplace Tezpur, Assam, British India
Date of death 2018
Died Place Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality India

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1929

Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life, though he had been a non affiliated independent during his last decade.

1948

In 1948, when the Communist Party of India was banned by the Jawaharlal Nehru led Indian National Congress government in India, and its party leaders arrested, Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee formed the All India Civil Liberties Union, and agitated for their release.

In the process, he came close to Jyoti Basu, in spite of continuing ideological political differences between the two.

Somnath was educated at Mitra Institution School, Presidency College and then the University of Calcutta in Calcutta.

1950

Chatterjee married Renu Chatterjee, who comes from a zamindar family in Lalgola, on 7 February 1950.

The couple have one son, Pratap and two daughters, Anuradha and Anushila.

Pratap Chatterjee was practising at Calcutta High Court.

Somnath Chatterjee was known for his fiscal integrity.

1952

He also attended Jesus College, Cambridge and graduating with a B.A. in 1952 and a M.A. in 1957, both in law, has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the college in 2007.

He was called to the bar from the Middle Temple in London and took up legal practice as an advocate at the Calcutta High Court before entering active politics.

1968

Somnath Chatterjee was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) from 1968 to 2008.

1971

He became a Member of the Lok Sabha in 1971 when he was elected the first time as CPM (Marxist Communist) candidate from Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency).

1984

Subsequently, he was re-elected nine times, except once when he lost to Mamata Banerjee in the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in 1984.

1989

From 1989 until 2004 he was the leader of his party in the Lok Sabha.

1996

In 1996 he won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.

2004

He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) from 2004 to 2009.

His father, Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, was a prominent lawyer, intellectual, and Hindu revivalist and nationalist around the time of India's independence, and his mother, Binapani Debi ran the home.

Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee was one of the founders and one-time president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha.

He was elected for the tenth time in 2004 as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha from Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency, which is considered to be a CPI(M) stronghold.

Following the 2004 election, he was appointed the pro tem speaker and subsequently on 4 June 2004 he was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha.

When in 2004, as speaker, he moved into the official residence at 20 Akbar Road, he discontinued the practice of paying for toiletries and tea from the national exchequer.

On trips abroad, he bore the expenses of any accompanying family members.

2005

In 2005, he was caught in a controversy over his statement on the Supreme Court orders related to the vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly.

He said that the Supreme Court was encroaching on the right of the Legislature by issuing orders on the proceedings of the Jharkhand Assembly.

He asked for a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Indian Constitution.

This remark was criticised by Bharatiya Janata Party which supported the Supreme Court's decision.

The Opposition demanded his resignation because he held an office of profit as Chairman of Santiniketan Sriniketan Development Authority (SSDA).

He argued that since he did not profit from the office, the demand was baseless.

2008

After the CPI (M) withdrew its support for the UPA-led government in 2008, the party included Chatterjee's name on its list of MPs who were withdrawing their support from the government, despite his non-partisan position as Speaker.

Chatterjee, however, appeared unwilling to follow the party line to vote against the government in a crucial July 2008 confidence vote, as voting against the government would mean voting alongside the right-wing opposition BJP.

Ignoring the party's instructions, he decided to stay on in his post as Speaker of the House, acting in this capacity during the confidence vote.

Following the vote, which the government survived, on 23 July 2008, the CPI (M) expelled him from the party for violation of party discipline.

A CPI (M) press release said, "The Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist has unanimously decided to expel Somnath Chatterjee from the membership of the party with immediate effect. This action has been taken under Article XIX, clause 13 of the Party Constitution for seriously compromising the position of the party."

Bengal secretary Biman Bose said "Chatterjee may have acted according to the Indian Constitution but the party constitution is supreme in [the] case of party members."

According to Chatterjee, the expulsion was "one of the saddest days" of his life.

He suggested that future speakers should resign from their parties while serving in that office to help ensure its non-partisan standing.

His constituency of Bolpur had already been reserved for the Scheduled Castes, meaning he would have been unable to contest the seat in the next election; he announced in August 2008, following his expulsion from the CPI(M), that he would retire from politics at the time of the next election in 2009.

2009

He was broadly respected in his constituency; the CPI(M)'s 2009 candidate, Ramchandra Dom, expressed admiration for Chatterjee and vowed to continue his work, while the Congress candidate, Asit Mal, said that the people of Bolpur were "hurt at the way [Chatterjee] was driven out of the CPI-M" and that their feelings would "be reflected in the results".

2013

in 2013, he received Living Legend Award at the prestigious Bharat Nirman Awards.

2018

Chatterjee died at a private hospital in Kolkata on 13 August 2018 morning.