Bashir Ahmad (1926 – 1978) was an Indian lawyer and politician. He was the member of Parliament (Loksabha) from Fatehpur.

Political career

Bashir Ahmad was born on June 15, 1926, in Surviywom, Varanasi, the son of Ahmad Husain. He studied

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, obtaining

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degree. He served as an advocate at the Supreme Court and the High Court. In 1974 he argued the first Maintenance of Internal Security Act before the Supreme Court. The following year he argued the Presidential Election Reference case. He held a number of positions in Islamic institutions; such as serving as manager of the Arabic Madrassa Alia in Allahabad, executive committee member of the

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, general secretary of the Indo-Arab Society and member of the Dargah Committee of Ajmer. He served as the president of All India Minorities Civil Rights Association. Bashir Ahmad was a member of the Muslim Majlis. He had been linked to the

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and the

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. In the

1977 Indian general election General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the sixth Lok Sabha. The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announc ...

he won the Fatehpur seat, contesting as a

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candidate. Bashir Ahmad died on March 2, 1978.

References

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