Isha Khan Choudhury
Isha Khan Choudhury is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He represented the Sujapur constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party. He comes from a political family with his father and uncle being former cabinet ministers in the central government.
Isha Khan Choudhury ইশা খান চৌধুরী | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Md. Abdul Ghani |
| Constituency | Sujapur |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | New Seat |
| Constituency | Baisnabnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1971 Malda, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Sayeda Saleha Noor |
| Relations | A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (uncle) Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury (uncle) |
| Parent | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury (father) |
| Residence | Sahazalalpur |
| Alma mater | York University (B.A.) |
Personal life edit
Khan Choudhury spent the early years of his life in Canada.[1] His Bengali Muslim father is Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury. He has two uncles , A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury and Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury. His cousin Mausam Noor (daughter of Ghani Khan Choudhury's sister) is a Member of Indian Parliament. All of them are members of the Indian National Congress except Abu Nasar who defected to the Trinamool Congress party.[2] The Khan Choudhury brothers are former cabinet ministers in the central government.[3]
Political career edit
In the 2011 West Bengal Assembly election, Khan Choudhury emerged victorious from the Baishnabnagar constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party.[4] In the election, he defeated a Hindu candidate fielded by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly election, he contested from the Sujapur constituency. He said that he took this decision "on the direction of the party high command".[5] He was pitted against his own uncle Abu Nasar who switched to the Trinamool Congress party. During his election campaign he said that his uncle did not work for the benefit of the citizens and hence claimed that they were therefore supporting the Congress party.[6] In the election, he defeated his uncle after he secured 97 thousand votes compared to his uncle's 50 thousand votes.[7]
References edit
- ^ "In Sujapur, it's all in Barkatda's family". The Hindu. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Whichever the party, all politics in Malda is still about only one family". Indian Express. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Congress fights comparison with Malda's king Khan". Hindustan Times. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "List of Winners in West Bengal 2011". My Neta. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Anxiety in Bengal as radicalism gathers speed". Sunday Guardian. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ . Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Sujapur Assembly Elections 2016 Latest News & Results". India. Retrieved 8 September 2017.