Saifuddin Choudhury
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Katwa
In office
1980–1996
Preceded byDhirendranath Basu
Succeeded byMahboob Zahedi
Personal details
Born1 August 1952
Memari, West Bengal
Died14 September 2014 (aged 62)
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Political 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

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 very badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency). His membership of the party was not renewed.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "rediff.com: Saifuddin Choudhury out of CPI-M". us.rediff.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "40 – Katwa Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Whistleblower communist dies | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ Motion of confidence in the council of ministers adopted Parliament of India 15 July 1991 Archived 24 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "General Election 2009 Jadavpur". West Bengal Election Results. Ibnlive. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Former CPI-M Leader Saifuddin Choudhury Dies of Cancer". outlookindia.com. 14 September 2014.


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