Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is an Indian politician belonging to the

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. He was the MLA of Moyna Assembly constituency in the

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Early life and family

Mujibur Rahman was born on 18 April 1953 to a

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family of

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in Basanta Chak,

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. He is the son of Sheikh Rustam Ali. Rahman studied at the Gokulnagar Trilochan Vidyapith and Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya. He holds

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and

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degrees from the

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Career

Mujibur Rahman was a member of the Moyna Panchayet Samiti, Purta Sthayi Samtiti and Karmadhakshya. He contested in the

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly . The election took place in five phases between 17 April and 8 May. The votes were counted three days later on May 11, 2006, ...

where he ran as an

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candidate for Moyna Assembly constituency, defeating Trinamool politician

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. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Works and Public Health Engineering.

References

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