Mosarraf Hossain (born 1963) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of the

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from Murarai Assembly constituency in

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. He won the

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representing the

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Early life and education

Hossain was born in 1963 to a

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family of

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physicians from

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. He is the son of former MLA Dr. Motahar Hossain and a maternal grandson of Dr. Mohammad Hossain. He completed his

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in 1983 at

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, West Bengal, which is affiliated with University of Calcutta , and later did the diploma in child health examination in 1998, at BC Roy Children Hospital, also under

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Career

Hossain won from Murarai Assembly constituency representing

in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 146,496 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Debasish Roy of the

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, by a margin of 43,975 votes.

References

1963 births Living people Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 People from Birbhum district University of Calcutta alumni {{WestBengal-politician-stub