Mohammed Salim (politician)
Md. Salim মহম্মদ সেলিম | |
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 Election poster for Mohammed Salim during the Indian general election, 2009. | |
| Member of Indian Parliament | |
| In office 2014-incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Deepa Dasmunsi |
| Constituency | Raiganj |
| Member of Indian Parliament | |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Kumar Panja |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Calcutta North East |
| MLA | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sultan Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Md. Abu Sufayen |
| Constituency | Entally |
| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
| In office 1990–2001 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Minister of State for Minorities Development, Welfare and Madrasah Education | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jane Alam Mian |
| Succeeded by | Abdus Sattar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1957 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Dr. Rosina Khatun |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Alma mater | Maulana Azad College University of Jadavpur |
| Website | mdsalim.org |
As of September 17, 2006 Source: [[1]] | |
Mohammed Salim (born 5 June 1957) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was inducted in the politbuero of C.P.I.(M.) in the 21st party congress organised at Vishakhapatnam in 2015. He is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha, representing Raiganj constituency.[2] Earlier, he was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Calcutta North East constituency of West Bengal.[1] After delimitation, in the 2009 Lok Sabha election Salim contested the new Kolkata Uttar constituency, and lost to the Trinamool Congress.[3][4]
Early life
Born in 5 June 1957 in the Kidderpore area of South Kolkata to Azizul Haque, an employee of Kolkata Port, and Ladly Haque, Salim was one of nine siblings. Their family could barely make ends meet and survival was a struggle, perhaps that is what instilled mental toughness and calmness in front of adversity, in Salim's character. From his childhood days, Salim was a studious boy, though he excelled in playing football and himself was an avid football fan. He did his schooling from St. Barnabas High School, Calcutta. Due to financial constraints, he would tutor his juniors or classmates to pay for his school fees and tiffin expenses. From his schooldays he came in contact with the communist ideology that he would be identified with in the future. After finishing his schooling he decided that he would study Humanities, so he decided to spend some time away from home during the time science stream forms were distributed. During this time, he was saved from drowning in a village in Uluberia by a woman, with whose family he still maintains contact. He joined the prestigious Maulana Azad College to study philosophy. During his college days, he became a part of the contemporary student's movement in West Bengal and became an active member of the Students' Federation of India. He was elected General Secretary of the student's union of his college immediately after re-imposition of democracy post the Indian Emergency. He has claimed that the Emergency was the most influential event in his life, which made him opt for politics. After passing out from Maulana Azad College he enrolled in Jadavpur University to obtain his Masters in Philosophy. During his days of student activism in Jadavpur, he met up with his future colleagues at CPI(M) Nilotpal Basu and Manab Mukherjee.
References
- ^ a b http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=236
- ^ "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.eciresults.nic.in/StateWiseTrends.htm
- ^ "Selim drowns in Mamata wave". The Statesman, 17 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-20. [dead link]
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