Jamal Uddin Ahmed (12 June 1954 – 27 January 2021) was an Indian politician and former Member of the

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Early life

Ahmed was born on 12 June 1954, to

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parents Haji Najib Ali and Sayful Bibi in

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Karimganj Karimganj, officially Sribhumi, is a town in the Karimganj district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj town is located at . The area of Karimganj Tow ...

, which was a part of

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before the 1947

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Career

After passing his High School Leaving Certificate, Ahmed began social work. He became the president of a cultural club, and made a visit to

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. Ahmed was successful in the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly elections in which he represented the

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in the

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constituency. He lost this seat to Anwarul Haq of the

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in 2006. In 2011, Ahmed won the elections as an

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candidate and served two more times as MLA for Badarpur. .

Personal life

Ahmed married twice, and one of his spouses was Rahima Begum. He had two sons and two daughters, including Zakariyya Ahmed.

Death

Whilst being transferred from Karimganj Civic Hospital to Silchar Medical Hospital, Ahmed died on 27 January 2021 during his third tenure as MLA. After his death no by-election was held in the constituency as state elections were already scheduled from March 27 to April 6, 2021.

References

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