CPI-M leader and former MP Amitava Nandy died on Friday in a hospital, a party leader said.
Kolkata: CPI-M leader and former MP Amitava Nandy died on Friday in a hospital, a party leader said.
"He lost his battle with cancer on Friday morning. His last rites will be performed on Saturday," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Gautam Deb said.
Nandy, 71, was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Dum Dum constituency in North 24 Parganas and played an important role in the implementation of the metro rail expansion from Dum Dum to Dakshineshwar.
He failed to retain the seat in 2009 losing to Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy.
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