Indian academic and politician (c.1939–2020)
Arun Kumar Kar (c. 1939 – 16 February 2020) was an Indian academic and politician from Tripura belonging to Indian National Congress. He was a legislator of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He also served as a minister of the Government of Tripura.
Biography
Kar joined Shri Nath Bidyaniketan in 1962. He was appointed the headmaster of the institution in 1981. He retired from there in 1998.[1]
Kar contested from Khowai in 1977 but did not win.[2] He was elected as a member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from that constituency in 1988.[3] Later, he was appointed a minister of the Government of Tripura.[1] He also contested from Khowai in 1998, 2003 and 2008 but did not win.[4][5][6]
Kar died of cardiac arrest on 16 February 2020 at a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 81.[7][8]
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