Saifuddin Choudhury

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Saifuddin Choudhury
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Katwa
In office
1980–1996
Preceded byDhirendranath Basu
Succeeded byMahboob Zahedi
Personal details
Born1 August 1952
Died14 September 2014 (aged 62)
NationalityIndian
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist) Party of Democratic Socialism
SpouseRuksana Chowdhury
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
ProfessionPolitician, social worker

Saifuddin Choudhury (1 August 1952 – 14 September 2014), was an Indian politician who was a CPI(M) leader and MP from West Bengal state of India. In February 2001 he formed Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Lok Sabha on a CPI(M) ticket from Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991.[2] He took a progressive role in Shah Bano case in his tenure as a Member of Parliament.[3] He later took important role during discussion on Narasima Rao government also.[4] He fared badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency), getting just 0.46% of the total votes polled. His membership of the party was not renewed.[5][6]

References

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