For other uses, see Abu Hena (disambiguation).

Abu Hena is an Indian National Congress politician, who was a cabinet minister and is a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

Abu Hena was born on 31 January 1950 to a Bengali family of Muslim Bishwases in the village of Lalgola in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.[1] His father, Abdus Sattar, was the son of Kalimuddin Bishwas and a cabinet minister in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray government. Abu Hena is a post graduate with a law degree. He is an advocate, practising in Calcutta High Court.[2][3]

Political career

He was elected from the Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in West Bengal in 1991,[4] 1996,[5] 2001,[6] 2006[7] and 2011.[8]

He was the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for Food Processing Industries & Horticulture in the Government of West Bengal in 2011.[9][10] Abu Hena resigned along with other Congress ministers in September 2012.[11]

He is secretary of the state Congress committee.[3]

References

  1. ^ Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, Vol II, 3rd edition 2004, page 46, ISBN 81-86806-99-7, (in Bengali) Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009
  2. ^ "Election Watch Reporter". Abu Hena. My Neta. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Muslim Ministers of West Bengal:An introduction". Abu Hena. Two Circles. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ^ Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
  10. ^ "Mamata Banerjee becomes West Bengal' first woman CM". The Indian Express, 21 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Six Congress ministers Mamata Banerjee's government reigns". The Times of India, 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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