A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
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| Constituency | Malda |
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| Born | 1 November 1927 Malda, West Bengal |
| Died | 14 April 2006 Kolkata |
| Political party | INC |
| Residence | Malda |
| As of September 17, 2006 Source: [1] |
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A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (November 1, 1927 - April 14, 2006), (Abu Barkat Ataur Ghani Khan Choudhury, known as Barkatda to his supporters) was a prominent politician of Indian state of West Bengal and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.
A muslim by faith, he was first elected as an MLA to the state legislature in 1952, serving as a Minister in West Bengal 1971 to 1977. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980, winning six elections in Malda. He served as president of the West Bengal Congress and as a general secretary to the All India Congress Committee. He was Minister of Railways in Indira Gandhi's government 1982 to 1984. He took active part in introducing the Metro Railways and Circular Railways in Kolkata.
His surviving siblings, both politicians, are Abu Hashem Khan Chowdhury and Rubi Noor.
[edit] External links
- Deccan Herald, April 15, 2006
- Obituary Ghani Khan's death leaves a void in politics, The Hindu, April 15, 2006
- 2004 Election profile The monarch of Malda, Hindustan Times, April 8, 2004
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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