Habibur Rahman | |
Death Date: | 16 January 2016 (aged 86) |
Office1: | West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Jangipur |
Term Start1: | 1972 |
Term End1: | 1991 |
Predecessor1: | Radaruddin Ahammad |
Successor1: | Abdul Haque |
Constituency2: | Jangipur |
Term Start2: | 1996 |
Term End2: | 2001 |
Predecessor2: | Abdul Haque |
Successor2: | Abul Hasnat |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Qari Habibur Rahman Attari Amjadi (1996 – 16 January 2016) was an Indian teacher and politician from West Bengal belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for five times.
Rahman was a primary school teacher. He involved with the politics of Indian National Congress during his student life. He was a member of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.
Rahman was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Jangipur in 1972, 1977, 1982 and 1987 for consecutive four times.[1] [2] [3] [4] He contested in 1991 but did not win.[5] Later, he was also elected as a legislator of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Jangipur in 1996.[6]
Rahman contested from Jangipur in 2001 as an independent candidate but did not win.[7] In that year he was suspended from Indian National Congress. Later, his suspension order was withdrawn in 2002. He also contested from Jangipur in 2006 but did not win.[8]
Rahman died on 16 January 2016 at S. S. K. M. Hospital in Kolkata at the age of 79.[9]