Chandan Kumar Sarkar (died 19 November 2018)[1] was an Indian politician from the state of Assam.
His son Pradip Sarkar is the current MLA from Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency.
[3] In the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election he was the Indian National Congress candidate again for Abhayapuri South, he defeated his nearest opponent by 15899 votes.
[1][7] Several politicians paid tribute to Sarkar such as Ripun Bora, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Sonowal said “As a minister of the previous Congress government, Sarkar had rendered valuable services, which would always be remembered by the people and his death is an irreparable loss to society.”[7]