Kanti Biswas (Bengali: কান্তি বিশ্বাস), was an Indian communist politician and former minister from West Bengal.

[2] Kanti represented the National Awami Party and fought against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an election.

In 1960, he migrated to West Bengal, India when government of Pakistan banned Communist Party and issued a warrant against him.

He was also the member of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and president of Samajik Naya Mancha.

He was one of the few Dalit leaders from CPI(M) who reached till ministerial level during their Government and was also the longest serving Education Minister of the state.