Furqan Ansari Explained

Furkan Ansari
Birth Date:5 February 1948
Birth Place:Madhupur, Jharkhand, India
Residence:Deoghar
Office:Member of Parliament
Constituency:Godda
Predecessor:Pradeep Yadav
Successor:Nishikant Dubey
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Mustari Khatoon
Children:4
Date:25 September
Year:2006
Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20071027042106/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4069
Termstart:2004
Termend:2009

Furkan Ansari (born 5 February 1948) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he was the Member of Parliament for the Godda constituency of Jharkhand in the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009). He is Senior INC Leader of Jharkhand and was a Member of Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for five terms from 1980 to 2004.

His son Irfan Ansari is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for the Jamtara constituency; he too is an INC member.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Furkan Ansari's candidature for Godda seat sparks resentment among Congress workers . . 11 March 2014 . 6 August 2014 . Rajesh Kumar Pandey.
  2. News: Godda . . 25 April 2004 . 6 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060904/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/godda/article1-15664.aspx . 8 August 2014 . dmy .