Kiranmoy Nanda

He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of West Bengal since 1982 till 2011 when he was succeeded by Congress MLA Abu Hena.

[1] Nanda served as general secretary of the Samajwadi Party between 1996 and 2000 as the WBSP had merged with SP.

In 2000, after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, Nanda broke with SP and reconstituted the WBSP.

[5] He faced a tough challenge as he contested the 2011 Assembly polls from a Congress stronghold - North Dinajpur's Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

[6] Nanda opposes the 'Operation Green Hunt', the paramilitary operation of the Indian government against Maoist guerrillas.