Shakeel Ahmad

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Dr. Shakeel Ahmad
Dr. Shakeel Ahmad
MP
Constituency Madhubani
Personal details
Born (1956-01-02) 2 January 1956 (age 57)
Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Shabana Ahmad
Children 3 sons
Residence Madhubani
Religion Islam
As of September 26, 2006
Source: [1]

Shakeel Ahmad (born 2 January 1956) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is national spokesperson of Indian National Congress.

Early life [edit]

Shakeel Ahmad was born to Shakoor Ahmad in Bishanpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He is an M.B.B.S. Doctor from S.K. Medical College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Political career [edit]

Shakeel Ahmad was first elected as MLA in 1985 and then in 1990 and in 2000.He was elected for Lok Sabha in 1998 and again in 2004. He is also a national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress Party. He has always supported an alliance between the Congress and R.J.D. in Bihar. He himself lost the Lok Sabha elections badly in 2009 when Congress went alone in the Lok Sabha election, as the main chunk of votes he got in 1998,1999 and 2004 was the Yadavas who voted for him, even the Muslim votes got divided when he contested the election in 2009.

He was Minister of State in the Ministry of Communication & IT and Ministry of Home Affairs (India) in the 14h Lok Sabha.

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