Tafazzal Hossain (Bengali: তফজ্জল হোসেন) was an Indian Bengali Congress politician.[1] He was an inaugural member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, representing the Kharba constituency.
Tafazzal Hossain | |
|---|---|
| তফজ্জল হোসেন | |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office April 1951 – May 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Golam Yazdani |
| Constituency | Kharba |
| Personal details | |
| Born |  Bengal Presidency |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mariam Bibi |
| Children | Mahabubul Haque |
| Residence(s) | Naikunda, Murshidabad district, West Bengal |
Early life and family
editTafazzal Hossain was born into a Bengali Muslim family from the village of Naikunda in Malda district, Bengal Presidency.[2]
He married Mariam Bibi, and they had a son named Mahabubul Haque Badal on 31 July 1941. Haque won the Kharba seat in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Career
editHossain won the Kharba constituency seat in the inaugural 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, standing as an Indian National Congress candidate.[4]
References
edit- ^ West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (3 July 1956). Assembly Proceedings: official report. West Bengal Government Press. p. x.
- ^ Subodh Chandra Sarkar (1952). Indian Parliament and state legislatures: being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952. M.C. Sarkar. p. 68.
- ^ West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1974). Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat. p. 36.
- ^ Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 427. ISBN 9788176260282.