Zainal Abedin
Zainal Abedin
Member of Parliament
In office
1980-1996
ConstituencyJangipur
Personal details
Born (1938-10-29) 29 October 1938 (age 85)
Kabilpur in Murshidabad district
Died2014
Kabilpur
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseRubeda Begum
Children5 sons
Residence(s)Kabilpur, District: Murshidabad

Zainal Abedin is a Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician and was four-time MP.

Early life

Zainal Abedin, son of Wareshtullah Mandal, was born on 29 October 1938 at Kabilpur in Murshidabad district.[1]

A graduate in humanities and education, he was educated at Jangipur College and Union Christian Training College at Baharampur.[1]

He married Rubeda Begum in 1957 and they had five sons.[1]

Political career

He unsuccessfully contested the Lalgola seat for the state assembly in 1977.[2]

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Jangipur in 1980,[3] 1984,[4] 1989[5] and 1991.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha – Profile". Zainal, Shri Abedin. reFocusindia. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. ^ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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