Leba Chand Tudu | |
|---|---|
| লেবা চাঁদ টুডু | |
| Gopiballavpur Area Secretary of CPI(ML) | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| General Secretary of SOC,CPI(ML) | |
| In office 16 August 1979 –8 November 2021 | |
| West Bengal State committee member of CPI(ML) Liberation | |
| In office 8 November 2021 –2 July 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1949 Jhargram,West Bengal |
| Died | 2 July 2022 [1] Midnapore,West Bengal |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (from 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | CPI(ML) (1969–1971) PCC,CPI(ML)(1971–1978) SOC,CPI(ML) (1979–2021) |
| Profession | Politician,social activist |
Leba Chand Tudu (Bengali :লেবাচাঁদটুডু);was an Indian Communist politician. In August 1969,he was included in the Bengal-Bihar-Orissa Border Regional Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). [2] As of 1970 he was the Gopibhallavpur Area Committee secretary of CPI(ML). [3] He emerged as a leader of tribal communities in Jhargram district, [4] and struggled for promotion of Santhali language. [5] Tudu was released from jail in 1977. [5] He contested the Nayagram Assembly constituency seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. [6] He finishing in third place with 7,071 votes (17.49%). [7] He stood as a candidate in the Jhargram constituency in the 1980 Indian general election,finishing in third place with 29,338 votes (5.97%). [8]
After the division of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), [9] he led the State Organising Committee,Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) as its general secretary between 1979 and 2021. On 8 November 2021,SOC,CPI(ML) merged on the CPI(ML) Liberation. [4] [10] After the party merged,he became a member of the West Bengal State Committee member of CPI(ML) Liberation. [11]