Karim Uddin Barbhuiya Explained

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya (saju)
Birth Date:circa
Residence:Kanakpur, Cachar district, Assam
Office1:Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Sonai
Term Start1:21 May 2021
Predecessor1:Aminul Haque Laskar
Office2:General Secretary (Political Affairs) of All India United Democratic Front Central Committee
Term Start4:15 November 2016
Term End4:12 June 2024
Predecessor4:Post Established
Nationality:Indian
Party:All India United Democratic Front
Children:2
Father:Late Rahim Uddin Barbhuiya
Education:Graduated

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, also known by his daak naam (saju)(Bengali: সাজু), is an Indian Politician of All India United Democratic Front from Assam . politician and businessman . He was the General Secretary (Political Affairs) of All India United Democratic Front Central Committee from 2016 to 2024 He has been serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Sonai since 2021.[1]

Early life and family

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya was born into a Bengali Muslim family from Kanakpur, Cachar district, Assam. His father, Rahim Uddin Barbhuiya, was supposedly the descendant of a Mirashdar that was endowed the title of Barbhuiya by the erstwhile Raja of Kachar for paying a fee of 50 monetary units.[2]

In 2019, Barbhuiya graduated from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3]

Career

Barbhuiya is the general secretary of the All India United Democratic Front's central committee and is also the head of the party's Barpeta branch. During 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly elections he contested unsuccessfully against Aminul Haque Laskar but in 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly elections, he defeated Aminul Haque Laskar by a margin of 19,654 votes and was elected into the Assam Legislative Assembly.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karim Uddin Barbhuiya(AIUDF):Constituency- SONAI(SILCHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. 2021-06-01. myneta.info.
  2. Book: Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division. Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms . 406–408. 1868. Calcutta. E M Lewis. Calcutta Central Press Company.
  3. Web site: Desk. Sentinel Digital. 2021-03-25. Karim Uddin Barbhuiya from Sonai: Early Life, Controversy & Political Career - Sentinelassam. 2021-06-01. www.sentinelassam.com. en.
  4. Web site: KARIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA Vidhan Sabha Election Candidate Search Result ElectionAdmin.in. 2021-06-01. www.electionadmin.in.