Sheikh Amjad Hossain

Sk. Amjad Hossain (born 25 August 1978)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a former two time member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Pandua Assembly constituency in Hooghly district. He was elected in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2][3]

Early life and education

Hossain is from Pandua, Hooghly district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Mahammed Hossain. He completed his BEd in 2005. Earlier, he did his BA (Honours) in 2000 at a college affiliated with Burdwan University. He is a teacher.[4]

Career

Hossain was first elected as an MLA winning the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Pandua Assembly constituency.[3] He polled 84,832 votes and beat his closest opponent, Nargis Begum of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 704 votes.[5][6] He retained the seat for the Communist Party winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he polled 91,489 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Syed Rahim Nabi of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 1,392 votes.[5][7] However, he lost the next election in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Pandua, which was won by Ratna De (Nag) of the All India Trinamool Congress. Contesting again on the Communist Party ticket, Hossain managed 41,474 votes and could finish only third behind Partha Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ratna de polled 102,874 votes while Sharma got 71,016 votes.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Sk. Amjad Hossain, CPI-M MLA from Pandua - Our Neta". Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Complete List of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016 Winners". News18. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Pandua profile: CPM's Amjad Hossain currently represents the constituency". Firstpost. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Sk. Amjad Hossain (Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))): Constituency- Pandua (Hooghly) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Pandua Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ^ "West Bengal Election: Pandua Assembly Constituency 2022". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Pandua Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Pandua Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Pandua Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Dr Ratna De Nag of TMC wins". News18. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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