Minhajul Arfin Azad ( bn, মিনহাজুল আরফিন আজাদ) is an Indian

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politician and farmer. He has been serving as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for

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since May 2021.

Early life and family

Minhajul Arfin Azad was born to a Bengali Muslim family from

, Uttar Dinajpur district. His father's name is Atiur Rahman Azad. In 2001, Azad graduated from the Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University in Laloonagar, Madhepura,

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with a

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in Geography.

Career

He contested in

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for 292 of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021. The ...

from

Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021.

References

Living people 1971 births 21st-century Indian politicians 21st-century Bengalis Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Indian Muslims {{WestBengal-politician-stub