Bidhan Chandra Roy
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Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy MRCP FRCS (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, and statesman who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of several institutions and the cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation) and Durgapur.[1]
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Bidhan Chandra Roy | |
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2nd Premier of West Bengal | |
In office 23 January 1948 – 25 January 1950 | |
Governor | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Kailash Nath Katju |
Preceded by | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh |
Succeeded by | Position abolished (himself as Chief Minister of West Bengal) |
1st Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
In office 26 January 1950 – 1 July 1962 | |
Governor | Kailash Nath Katju Harendra Coomar Mookerjee Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (acting) Padmaja Naidu |
Preceded by | Office established (himself as Premier of West Bengal) |
Succeeded by | Prafulla Chandra Sen |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1952–1962 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
Constituency | Bowbazar |
In office May 1962 – 1 July 1962 | |
Preceded by | Bijoy Singh Nahar |
Succeeded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
Constituency | Chowranghee |
5th Mayor of Kolkata | |
In office 5 April 1931 – 9 April 1933 | |
Preceded by | Subhas Chandra Bose |
Succeeded by | Santosh Kumar Basu |
Personal details | |
Born | (1882-07-01)1 July 1882 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India) |
Died | 1 July 1962(1962-07-01) (aged 80) Calcutta, West Bengal, India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parent(s) | Aghore Kamini Devi Prakash Chandra Roy |
Residence(s) | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Alma mater | |
Profession | |
Awards | Bharat Ratna (1961) |
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In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated in his memory every year on 1 July. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1961.[2]