Nirad Kumar Saha was an Indian politician, belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Joynagar seat of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in a by-election held June 6, 1972.Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95 The by-election had been called after the death of legislator Prosun Kumar Ghosh.Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. p. 63 Saha obtained 25,053 votes (80.25%), in an election that was boycotted by the left-wing alliance.Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press, 1972. p. 10858 Saha lost the Joynagar seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in third place with 11,063 votes (19.36%).Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
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