leader. The whole of India will mourn his death." R. P. Goenka, chairman, CESC Ltd: "The turmoil of a great life has finally come to an end. India is poorer on account of the demise of Jyoti Basu." Venu Srinivasan, CII president: "The nation has lost one of the tallest leaders and CII is grieved by this great loss to the political leadership of the country. India’s longest-serving chief minister Jyoti Basu, served as the chief minister of West Bengal between 1977-2000. During his tenure, the state has made significant progress towards inclusive growth and development." Electoral history Basu was Chief Minister of West Bengal consecutively 5 times and every time he was Member of Legislative Assembly from the Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Before that he was MLA from Baranagar seat 6 times. Positions held Awards and honours Awards Mother Teresa award (2001) Special honour from Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (2005) "Doctor of Law", 2007, from University of Calcutta Basu was slated to given D.Litt degree, from University of Calcutta, but he declined to take it. Honours National Honours Guard of honour (2010) 21-gun salute (2010) Jyoti Basu was slated to be honoured with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, in 2008. Basu refused to take it. Basu was also given Civilian award in Calcutta Municipal Town Hall on 15 July 2005, but he refused to take it. Foreign Honours : Friends of Liberation War Honour (2012) Published Books Janaganer Sange: A Political Memoir, autobiography, two volumes (articles written by Jyoti Basu in Ganashakti, published as a book) Jatadur Mone pore, autobiography MEMORIES: The Ones That Have Lasted, a political autobiography Bamfront Sarkar 15 Years, 1993 People's power in practice : 20 years of Left Front in West Bengal Jyoti Basu speaks Subversion of parliamentary democracy in West Bengal Legacy and recognition An admirer of Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin and Karl Marx, he was one of the most successful politicians in India. His reign of 23 years in West Bengal as the Chief Minister was counted as the longest serving chief minister in India until this record was broken by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 2018. In 2010, Rajarhat New Town was named after Jyoti Basu as "Jyoti Basu Nagar" in the presence of then chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Government of Bangladesh created 201-member "Comred Jyoti Basu Nagarik Sangsad" in the name of Basu, featuring Chief Justice