| Kanti Biswas | |
| Office2: | Minister of Youth Affairs and Home (Passports), Govt. of W.B |
| Birth Place: | Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1932 |
| Term: | 1982 – 1991; 1996 - 2006 |
| Office: | Minister of School Education, Govt. of W.B |
| Otherparty: | National Awami Party (Bhashani) |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Successor: | Partha De |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Death Place: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Successor3: | Prabir Banejee |
| Predecessor4: | Dhiren Mondal |
| Predecessor3: | Chandi Pada Mitra |
| Office3: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Term4: | 1996 - 2006 |
| Term3: | 1977 - 1991 |
| Term2: | 1977 - 1982 |
| Constituency4: | Sandeshkhali |
| Constituency3: | Gaighata |
| Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Successor4: | Abani Roy |
Kanti Biswas (bn|কান্তি বিশ্বাস), was an Indian communist politician and former minister from West Bengal.
Kanti Biswas was born in Bengali Namasudra caste to Jogendranath Biswas at Bukrail, Kashiani, Faridpur district, Bengal Province in British India.[1]
He did M.Com. and was deeply involved in the student politics of Dacca University, starting with the Bengali Language Movement and later started teaching in Quaid E Azam Memorial College.[2]
Kanti represented the National Awami Party and fought against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an election. In 1960, he migrated to West Bengal, India when government of Pakistan banned Communist Party and issued a warrant against him.[3] [4]
In 1967, he earned the membership of CPI(M) and was associated with the activities of Kisan Sabha, UCRC and DYFI. He was also the member of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and president of Samajik Naya Mancha.
He was one of the few Dalit leaders from CPI(M) who reached till ministerial level during their Government and was also the longest serving Education Minister of the state.[5]
He had written a memoir Amar Jeevan: Kichu Katha (Bengali) (আমার জীবন: কিছু কথা) which was published in 2014.
He died in 2016 in a private hospital due to lung infections.