What is Shyamal Chakraborty?
'''Shyamal Chakraborty''' (1944 &ndash; August 6, 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2008 to 2014. He was the transport minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996. He was also a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from 1981 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veteran CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/06/veteran-cpim-leader-shyamal-chakraborty-dies-of-covid-19-2179949.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-bengal-transport-minister-shyamal-chakraborty-passes-away/articleshow/77394545.cms | title=Former Bengal transport minister Shyamal Chakraborty passes away | publisher=Mumbai Mirror | work=Jayatri Nag | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-cpm-shyamal-chakraborty-passes-away-coronavirus6542346/ | title=West Bengal: Veteran CPM leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies days after testing Covid positive | publisher=The Indian Express | work=Santanu Chowdhury | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> Chakraborty died on August 6, 2020 at a hospital in [[Kolkata]] from [[cardiac arrest]] caused by [[COVID-19]], aged 76.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/veteran-cpim-leader-shyamal-chakraborty-dies-of-covid-19-at-a-hospital-in-kolkata/articleshow/77391976.cms | title=Veteran CPI(M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of COVID-19 at a hospital in Kolkata | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=6 August 2020 | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Shyamal}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from West Bengal]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Kolkata]] [[Category:Members of the Rajya Sabha]] {{bio-stub}}