Dr. Golam Yazdani (1917–2009) was a controversial Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a six-time MLA, a three-time MP and a cabinet minister in the Indian National Congress government of West Bengal. He was in jail for political reasons between 1971 and 1974, for around three years. He went underground for about twenty months during the emergency.
Early years
Golam Yazdani, son of Moulvi Raisuddin Ahmed, was born at Barogachi in Malda district in January 1917. He qualified as a doctor, passing M.B.B.S., DTM & H, and D.G.O. from
Calcutta Medical College
Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 Janua ...
,
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) is a medical institute from Kolkata, India, dedicated in the field of tropical disease. It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers (1868–1962) of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology ...
and Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, all at Kolkata.
He married Maleka Begum in 1980 and had two sons.
Political career
He won the
Kharba
Kharba is a village in Chanchal I CD Block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is located on the western banks of the Mahananda River.
Geography
Location
Kharba is located at . It has an ave ...
seat as an independent candidate in 1957,
1962,
1967
and 1969,
and as a
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...
candidate in 1971.
He did not contest as a candidate in 1972
and won it back as an independent candidate in 1977.
At that time
Kharba assembly segment was part of
Raiganj
Raiganj (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on the bank of the Kulik river. This city is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district. The city situated in the narrow strip which joins the Northern and Southern p ...
. Dr. Golam Yazdani successfully contested the Raiganj parliamentary seat as a
Congress
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candidate in 1980,
1984
and 1989.
He was a cabinet minister for civil defence and passport in West Bengal from 1969 to 1970.
[
He was in emergency medical service during World War II, from 1943 to 1947. He was imprisoned for anti indian activities from 1971 to 1974, and went underground during the ]emergency
An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...
for 20 months.[
He contributed substantially for the establishment of Chanchal College in 1969.][
]
Death
Dr. Golam Yazdani died at his Chanchal residence on 14 May 2009. He was 93. He was survived by two sons. His elder son Alberuni was active in politics in the Congress party.[ Alberuni later contested in 2011 Assembly elections as an independent candidate.
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References
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West Bengal MLAs 1957–1962
West Bengal MLAs 1962–1967
West Bengal MLAs 1967–1969
West Bengal MLAs 1969–1971
West Bengal MLAs 1977–1982
Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal
People from Malda district
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
State cabinet ministers of West Bengal
1917 births
2009 deaths
India MPs 1980–1984
India MPs 1984–1989
India MPs 1989–1991
People from Uttar Dinajpur district
20th-century Bengalis
21st-century Bengalis
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal