Bidhan Chandra Roy
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former Chief Minister of West Bengal, India (1882–1962)
Key facts
- Governor
- Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , Kailash Nath Katju
- Preceded by
- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
- Succeeded by
- Position abolished , (himself as Chief Minister of West Bengal )
- Constituency
- Bowbazar
- 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 (present-day Kolkata ), West Bengal , India
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Alma mater
- Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata , St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Profession
- Physician & Surgeon Politician
- Awards
- Bharat Ratna (1961)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Bankipore
- Place of death
- Kolkata
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Patna College
- Employer
- University of Calcutta
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Award
- Bharat Ratna
- Image
- Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1943 (cropped).jpg
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- 1962-07-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician and politician 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 cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation), Kalyani, Durgapur and Ashoknagar Kalyangarh.
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.
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