Abdul Kalam (Varanasi politician) explained

Office:Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly
Constituency:Varanasi
Succeeded:Rabiya Kalam
Death Date:2005
Party:Samajwadi Party
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Rabiya Kalam
Abdul Kalam
Term Start:1996
Term End:2005
Preceded:Amarnath Yadav

Abdul Kalam (Hindi: अब्दुल कलाम, Urdu: عبدل کلام) was an Indian politician. He was the member of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly from Varanasi.[1]

Political life

Abdul Kalam was first elected as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the year 1996. In the year 2002, he was again elected as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the same seat, but Abdul died in the year 2005 due to illness.[2]

When Abdul Kalam died due to illness in the year 2005, Samajwadi Party nominated his wife Rabiya Kalam as its candidate from Varanasi North Assembly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2017-02-05 . SP's former MLA in fray on Congress symbol . The Times of India . 2023-10-13 . 0971-8257.
  2. News: 2011-12-29 . The new script of political battle . The Times of India . 2023-10-13 . 0971-8257.
  3. News: 2022-02-08 . UP assembly polls 2022: In Varanasi, BJP retains sitting ministers, MLAs . The Times of India . 2023-10-13 . 0971-8257.