Mohammad Yakub Hossain was a 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 ...

. He served as a member of the

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for over a decade.

Career

Hossain contested in the inaugural West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an

candidate for Nalhati Assembly constituency, defeating the

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-aligned

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candidate Suresh Chandra Sinha. He contested in the

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahan ...

and was re-elected to Nalhati after winning against independent candidate Vishnupada Ghose.

References

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