Abul Hasnat Khan Explained

Abul Hasnat Khan
Birth Place:Dumka
Residence:Vill. & P.O. Arjunpur, District. Murshidabad
Office1:MLA
for Farakka
Term1:1977 - 1996
Successor1:Mainul Haque
Predecessor1:Jerat Ali
Office:Member of the Indian Parliament
forJangipur
Term:1998-2004
Successor:Pranab Mukherjee
Predecessor:Mohammad Idris Ali
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Rokea Khanam
Newpow:Danarul sk

Abul Hasnat Khan (5 December 1946 - 30 April 2021) was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM). He is a four-time MLA and two-time MP.

Early life

Son of Muslim Ali Khan and Dilafroze Khanam, Abul Hasnat Khan was born on 5 December 1946 at Dumka, then in Bihar. A post graduate degree holder in history. He was educated at the University of Calcutta and Rabindra Bharati University. He married Rokea Khanam in 1965, and they had two sons and three daughters.[1] [2]

Political career

Abul Hasnat Khan won from Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1977,[3] 1982,[4] 1987 [5] and 1991.[6]

He successfully contested from Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1998[7] and 1999.[8]

He took part in active politics from a young age and became a whole-time worker of CPI(M) in 1970.[1]

Khan died from COVID-19 in 2021 at the age of 78.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thirteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile . Khan, Shri Abul Hasnat . reFocusindia. 21 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Biographical Sketch – Khan, Abul Hasnat . Indian Press. 21 July 2014.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission . 20 July 2014 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154628/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission . 20 July 2014 . 4 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804205406/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 20 July 2014.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. 20 July 2014. 4 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202029/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 22 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020223306/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf . 20 October 2014 .
  8. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 22 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
  9. News: Covid kills 2 ex-legislators | Kolkata News - Times of India . . May 2021 .

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