Mofida Ahmed (1921-2008) was an Indian politician belonging to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. She was one of the first few

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women to be a Member of Parliament in

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. In the 1957 parliamentary elections, Mofida Ahmed of the Jorhat parliamentary constituency won 80,028 votes, not 80,023. According to the election results, Ahmed secured 80,028 votes, defeating

Syed Abdul Malik Syed Abdul Malik (1919–2000) was an eminent Indian novelist of Assamese literature, hailed from Naharani village near Dergaon in Golaghat district of Assam. He was the president of Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1977 held at Abhayapuri. Awards Mali ...

of the CPI, who received 33,713 votes.

Early life and education

She was born in

Jorhat Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...

Town to Md. Barua Ali in November 1921. She pursued her education privately. Later in life, she contributed articles to Assamese journals. Her works include ''Biswadip-Bapuji'' and ''Bharatar-Nehru''.

Career

Ahmed worked for the National Savings Scheme in an honorary capacity (14-7-55 to 19-1-57), as a Joint Secretary at

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, Jorhat (1946–1949). She was also the Convener of The Women's department of the Congress at

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrativ ...

since its inception in 1953 to the end of 1956. She also served as the assistant Secretary at

Tezpur Tezpur () is a city in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities. History Tezpur was under the rule of the Koch dynasty ...

District to the Mahila Samiti (October 1951 to January 1953) at maternity welfare for rescue of fallen women.

Personal life

She married Asanuddin Ahmed on 11 December 1940. She liked

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knitting Knitting is a method for production of textile Knitted fabric, fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done Hand knitting, by hand or Knitting machi ...

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and gardening . She died at the age of 88 on 17 January 2008 following old age ailments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Mofida Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Women members of the Lok Sabha India MPs 1957–1962 Lok Sabha members from Assam 1921 births People from Jorhat district 2008 deaths