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Moinuddin Shams
Moinuddin Shams was an Indian advocate and politician belonging to the Trinamool Congress. He served as an MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life 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. Shams graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Calcutta in 1988. Career 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. He contested in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election on an independent ticket but was unsuccessful. References People from Birbhum district People from Gaya district 21st-century Indian Muslims Indian Sunni Muslims 1967 births Possibly living people West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paścimabaṅga Vidhānasabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal, located in eastern India. It consists of 294 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies through the first-past-the-post voting, FPTP voting system. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Sabha Bhavan in Kolkata, the capital of the state. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Speaker, currently Biman Banerjee. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of West Bengal through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in April–May 2021, and the next election is scheduled for 2026. The Assembly plays a key role in law-making for the state, handling crucial matters such as state budgets, development policies, and local governance. It has the authority to legislate on issues specified und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
