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Nadia Trinamul Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed aka Laal passes away at 71

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Kaliganj (Nadia District), WEST BENGAL :

Laal suffered cardiac arrest on Saturday night and was rushed to Mira Primary Health Center in Plassey, where doctors declared him dead.

Trinamool MLA from Kaliganj in Nadia, Nasiruddin Ahmed aka Laal, passed away at 71.

He suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday night and was rushed to Mira Primary Health Center in Plassey, where doctors declared him dead.

Nasiruddin, fondly known as ‘Laal’ in political circles, was the chairman of the Trinamool Congress’ Krishnanagar organisational district.

By profession, he was a lawyer. He is survived by a son and two daughters.

Expressing her deep condolences, chief minister Mamata Banerjee in a post on X stated: “Saddened by the sudden demise of my colleague Nasiruddin Ahmed (Laal), MLA from Kaliganj, Nadia. A veteran public worker and political representative, he was our trustworthy asset. He was a lawyer and a very good social worker, and I truly valued him. My condolences to his family, friends and followers”.

Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, in a similar post on X, expressed his condolences.

Adhikari wrote: “It’s disheartening to learn about the sad and untimely demise of Kaliganj MLA; Janab Nasiruddin Ahmed (Lal). I express my condolences to his family members, friends & political associates. May his soul rest in peace”.

Nasiruddin’s political journey began in 2011 when he was elected as a Trinamool Congress MLA from Kaliganj. In 2016, he lost the seat to Congress-CPM alliance candidate Sheikh Hasanuzzaman.

However, Hasanuzzaman later joined Trinamool. Nasiruddin also reclaimed the Kaliganj seat in the 2021 Assembly polls.

Nasiruddin’s unexpected death has left the Trinamool leadership in Kaliganj without a key figure.

Nakashipara Trinamool MLA Kallol Khan expressed his sorrow, saying: “It is very shocking for me. I spoke to Laal on Saturday afternoon and he seemed to be fine. I will no longer have him by my side in our political journey.”

With Nasiruddin’s demise, the Kaliganj Assembly seat has fallen vacant.

A by-election will be announced. However, given that the state Assembly elections are scheduled for next year, a new MLA will likely be elected for a brief tenure of around six months.

source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / Telegraph India / Home> West Bengal / by Subhasish Chaudhuri / February 02nd, 2025

Sofia Firdous of Congress, becomes first ever Muslim woman MLA in Odisha

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Cuttack, ODISHA :

Following her victory from the Cuttack seat, Congress candidate Sofia Firdous has become the first Muslim woman MLA in the history of Odisha since Independence.

Sofia Firdous won the Barabati-Cuttack seat with a margin of 8001 after a neck-to-neck contest with BJP’s Purna Chandra Mahapatra. Firdous replaced her father and sitting MLA Mohammed Moquim from the seat.

In the Lok Sabha elections across the country, at least 15 Muslim candidates successfully secured seats in the lower house. The list includes TMC nominee and former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan who secured a comfortable victory over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Congress veteran’s Baharampur bastion. ( With Agencies Inputs )

source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Indian Muslim> Politics> Women / by Muslim Mirror Staff / June 06th, 2024

Uttarakhand Assembly 2022 to have 03 Muslim MLAs

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UTTARAKHAND :

This is 01 more than the tally of Muslim MLAs in Uttarakhand in 2017 when 02 Muslims had won amidst the BJP Tsunami.

Uttarakhand Election Result 2022: 

The newly elected Assembly in Uttarakhand will have 03 Muslim MLAs, according to the final result announced by the State Election Commission Thursday.

This is 01 more than the tally of Muslim MLAs in Uttarakhand in 2017 when 02 Muslims had won amidst the BJP Tsunami.

The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has retained power in Uttarakhand winning a total of 47 seats – 10 less than its previous tally of 2017.

The opposition Congress has won 19 seats – an improvement of 08 seats as compared to its tally of 11 seats in 2017.

Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has won 02 seats, according to the Uttarakhand Election 2022 Final result.

Among the 03 Muslim candidates who have won the 2022 Uttarakhand election 02 – Shahzad and Sarwat Kareem Ansari, are from BSP and 01 – Furkan Ahmad, is from Congress.

Shahzad of BSP has won the 2022 election from Laksar Assembly seat of Uttarakhand, defeating Sanjay Gupta of BJP by 10,440 votes.

Sarwat Kareem of BSP won the 2022 polls from Manglaur Assembly constituency defeating Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin of Congress by 598 votes. Qazi Mohammad Mohiuddin had won the Manglaur seat in 2017.

On the other hand, Furkan Ahmad of Congress won the polls from Pirankaliyar assembly seat, defeating Munish Kumar Saini of BJP by 15,743 votes. Furkan Ahmad had won the same seat in the 2017 election.

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home / by Ummid.com News Network / March 11th, 2022