Yeakub Hossain

Yakub Hossain
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1951–1962
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byShiromani Prasad
ConstituencyNalhati
Personal details
BornBirbhum district, Bengal Presidency
Political partyIndian National Congress

Mohammad Yakub Hossain was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for over a decade.

Career

Hossain contested in the inaugural West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Nalhati Assembly constituency, defeating the Hindutva-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha candidate Suresh Chandra Sinha.[1] He contested in the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Nalhati after winning against independent candidate Vishnupada Ghose.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nalhati, 1951". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Nalhati, 1957". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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