Saifuddin Choudhury Explained

Saifuddin Choudhury
Birth Date:1 August 1952
Birth Place:Memari, West Bengal
Death Date:14 September 2014 (aged 62)
Death Place:New Delhi
Office:Member of the Indian Parliament
for Katwa
Term Start:1980
Term End:1996
Predecessor:Dhirendranath Basu
Successor:Mahboob Zahedi
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Ruksana Chowdhury
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)Party of Democratic Socialism
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta
Profession:Politician, social worker

Saifuddin Choudhury (1 August 1952  - 14 September 2014), was an Indian politician who was a CPI(M) leader and MP from West Bengal state of India. In February 2001 he formed Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Lok Sabha on a CPI(M) ticket from Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991.[2] He took a progressive role in Shah Bano case in his tenure as a Member of Parliament.[3] He later took important role during discussion on Narasima Rao government also.[4] He fared very badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency). His membership of the party was not renewed.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: rediff.com: Saifuddin Choudhury out of CPI-M. us.rediff.com. 17 April 2023.
  2. Web site: 40 – Katwa Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal . 2010-11-12 . Partywise Comparison since 1977 . Election Commission of India .
  3. News: Whistleblower communist dies | Kolkata News . . 15 September 2014 .
  4. http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/1315079101.htm Motion of confidence in the council of ministers adopted
  5. Web site: General Election 2009 Jadavpur . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181116/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/jadavpur.html. dead. 2009-05-19. 2009-05-25. West Bengal Election Results. Ibnlive .
  6. News: Former CPI-M Leader Saifuddin Choudhury Dies of Cancer. outlookindia.com. 14 September 2014.