Moinuddin Shams
Moinuddin Shams | |
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| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dipak Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Prasad Singh |
| Constituency | Nalhati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency |
| Political party | Independent Trinamool Congress |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Moinuddin Shams was an Indian advocate and politician belonging to the Trinamool Congress. He served as an MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]
Early life
[edit]Shams was born in 1967 to a Bihari Muslim family in Birbhum district, West Bengal. His father, Kalimuddin Shams, was a former MLA of Nalhati, and his grandfather Haji Mojibur Rahman was originally from Simra in Gaya district.[2] Shams graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Calcutta in 1988.[3]
Career
[edit]Shams contested in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as a Trinamool Congress candidate for Nalhati Assembly constituency, defeating former MLA and Forward Ploc politician Dipak Chatterjee.[4] He contested in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election on an independent ticket but was unsuccessful.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Moinuddin Shams (Independent)". My Neta.
- ^ Who's who in India. University of Michigan. 1986. p. 425.
- ^ "Moinuddin Shams (AITC)". My Neta.
- ^ "Nalhati, 2016". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Nalhati, 2021". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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