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Samik Lahiri | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Amal Dutta |
| Succeeded by | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1967 Purnea,Bihar |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Residence | Kolkata |
As of 17 September,2006 Source: | |
Samik Lahiri (born 27 January 1967) is an Indian politician. He is a senior member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of West Bengal. Lahiri was a member of the 11th to 14th Lok Sabha of India,representing the Diamond Harbour constituency of West Bengal. He served as the Secretary of the Communist Party of India(Marxist),S24 Parganas District Committee,till 2023. He also serves as the Editor of the Ganashakti Newspaper,a Bengali daily of the CPI(M) in West Bengal.
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