Syed Moazzam Hossain is an Indian politician belonging to the

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. He was a member of the

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Early life and family

Hossain was born into a

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family of

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Career

Hossain was a teacher. He contested in the

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977. The polls took place after the ousting of Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre. The Left Front won a landslide victory. The 1977 election marked ...

where he ran as an

candidate for Debra Assembly constituency, defeating Congress politician Sukumar Das. He contested in the

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Vidhan Sabha, Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1982. The Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front, which had won the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, emerged victoriously. The Indian Natio ...

where he was re-elected to Debra, defeating Congress politician Rabindra Nath Bera.

References

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