Abdul Shafee Explained

Honorific-Prefix:अब्दुल शफी
Abdul Shafee
Honorific-Suffix:عبد الشافي
Constituency:Chandrapur
Office:Member of Parliament, 5th Lok Sabha
Term Start:Mar 1971
Term End:May 1977
Predecessor:K. M. Koushik
Successor:Raje Vishveshvar Rao
Birth Date:1925 11, df=y
Birth Place:Bhandara, Maharashtra, British India
Death Place:Rajoli, Maharashtra, India
Parents:Mr. Lalmiya (Father)
Citizenship:India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Indian National Congress
Residence:Chandrapur and New Delhi
Profession:Businessman, Agriculturist, Politician

Religion - Islam (Sunni)

Abdul Shafee (23 November 1925 – 26 April 2004) was an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as a Member of Parliament in the 5th Lok Sabha. Shafee represented the Chandrapur constituency (formally known as Chanda). He was also a Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, First Zilla Parishad President of Chandrapur, First Sarpanch of Rajoli. Shafee was a social activist and head of BSS (Bharat Sevak Samaj) before entering national politics.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Abdul Shafee was born in Bhandara, in the state of Maharashtra. He was an agriculturist and businessman before joining politics.[2]

Political career

Abdul Shafee was active politics from the 1950s and joined Congress party. He was an MP for only one term. Shafee succeeded K. M. Koushik of Swatantra Party. After the 5th Lok Sabha, Chanda constituency ceased to exist and new constituency Chandrapur came into existence. Shafi's successor was Raje Vishveshvar Rao, who was a member of the Janata Party.[2] [3] Prior to entering the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad in various capacities.

Death

Shafee died in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 26 April 2004, at the age of 78.[4]

Posts held

From To Position
01 1971 1977 Member, 5th Lok Sabha
02 1980 1985 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Member Profile. Lok Sabha website. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015180901/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2015.htm. 15 October 2013. dead.
  2. News: Election Results 1971. Election Commission of India. 10 January 2014.
  3. News: Earlier Lok Sabha . Lok Sabha website . 10 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx . 16 January 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Book: Parliamentary Debates, House of the People . 4 June 2004 . Parliament Secretariat . 21 . 10 March 2023.