Ajoy Ghosh

Ajoy Kumar Ghosh

General Secretary of Communist Party of India
In office 1951–1962
Preceded by	Chandra Rajeswara Rao
Succeeded by	E. M. S. Namboodiripad

Personal details
Born	(1909-02-20)20 February 1909 Mihijam, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	13 January 1962(1962-01-13) (aged 52)
Party	Communist Party of India
Occupation	Politician Freedom fighter

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Ajoy Kumar Ghosh (20 February 1909 – 13 January 1962) was an Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Communist Party of India. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1954 to 1962.