Medical College Democratic Students' Association

Medical College Democratic Students' Association
Administrative Block of Medical College Calcutta in Kolkata, India.

Medical College Democratic Students' Association (MCDSA), is a democratic and progressive students' association standing on the fundamental principles of Democracy, Unity and Progress. It is an organisation based in Medical College, Kolkata (formerly known as Medical College, Bengal), University of Calcutta, presently West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India. MCDSA has an independent presence and participates in the elections of Medical College Students Union (MCSU).

Various off-shoots and tendencies have been formed at various stages of the organization, at times strengthening it and at times weakening it. They include the NDCC, the Margins Collective and the Cultural Forum among others. It had a historic role in leading the Junior Doctors' movement of West Bengal in the 1980s. It has shown solidarity at various times with the All India Students Association, Progressive Democratic Students' Federation, Democratic Students' Front, Independents' Consolidation, etc.

MCDSA has always participated on various issues of social causes and not restricted its concerns to Medical College alone. It has often played a leading role in protest activities against injustice.[1][2][3][4]

It came very near to winning back the students union from the NSUI twice. It also has adversarial relations with the Students Federation of India, with whom clashes have erupted as students hostels at several times in the last years.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In July 2005, clashes between the two organizations erupted over recruitment drives amongst new students at the Medical College. MCDSA alleged that SFI had locked up newly admitted students in hostel rooms. SFI alleged that MCDSA members had physically tortured one newcomer and that MCDSA had locked up four SFI members and ransacked rooms belonging to SFI members. Later during the day, police intervened.[5][6] In the Hostel elections that followed, MCDSA trounced the SFI winning all posts. SFI contested all seats but failed to win a single one. MCDSA remains one of the very few independent left-wing student organizations in the CPI(M) ruled West Bengal which have successfully trounced the pro-government SFI both electorally as well as in "direct action".[citation needed]

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Medical College Democratic Students' Association (MCDSA) is an independent students' organisation.

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Electoral Position

MCSU presidents from MCDSA:
 Swarup Sarkar ('77-'78)
 Swarup Das ('78-'79)  
 Arunalok Chakraborty ('79-'80)
 Suresh Thakur ('80-'81 and '81-'82)
 Partha Tripathi ('82-'83)
 Amitabha Chakraborti ('83-'84)

MCDSA led the Medical College Students' Union (MCSU) from 1977 to 1983.

Though MCDSA never led the union again till date, it is very much existent. It has completed more than 30 years of its existence. Many doctors who were members of MCDSA are still upholding the banner of "Democracy, Unity, Progress". Many are active in various pro-people health programmes.

In the 2005 election to the students union of the Medical College, the MCDSA won 35% of the votes.[citation needed]

In the 2006, students union elections, MCDSA won 9 out of 20 MCSU seats, making its largest tally in 4 years.

Even though MCDSA has not been able to capture a seat in the college polls after 2006, it has continued its efforts to maintain a democratic atmosphere in the college. In the year 2010 in polls MCDSA won all the seats in first year and marginally lost 2 seats in the senior years.Now the standing position is 5-15,<MCDSA-MCCPI>. The elected first year studens are

              1-DEBABRATA SARKAR
              2- INDRANIL DUTTA
              3- PRITAM SAMANTA
              4-TATHAGATA BISWAS
              5- AVHISHEK MUKHERJEE

Currently MCDSA IS HOLDING A STRONG ELECTORAL AS WELL AS A SOCIAL VIEW AND THE ARE STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE MOVEMENTS FOR DR. BINAYAK SEN.MCDSA IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STUDENTS' ORGANIZATION IN MEDICAL COLLEGE KOLKATA, WITH OUT ANY MOTHER POLITICAL PARTY.

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