General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office 10 January 1992 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Succeeded by
Prakash Karat
Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office 7 November 1964 – 3 April 2008
President of All India Kisan Sabha[1]
Affiliations
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Personal details
Born
(1916-03-23)23 March 1916 Bundala, Punjab, British India
Died
1 August 2008(2008-08-01) (aged 92) Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Known for
Co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Harkishan Singh Surjeet (23 March 1916 – 1 August 2008) was an Indian Communist politician from Punjab, who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1992 to 2005 and was a member of the party's Polit Bureau from 1964 to 2008.[2]
^Communist Party of India (Marxist). Harkishan Singh Surjeet
^Manini Chatterjee. "Nine to none, founders’ era ends in CPM". The Telegraph. 3 April 2008.
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