Abdul Shafee

Abdul Shafee
Abdul Shafee
Member of Parliament, 5th Lok Sabha
	In office; Mar 1971 – May 1977
Preceded by	K. M. Koushik
Succeeded by	Raje Vishveshvar Rao
Constituency	Chandrapur
Constituency	Chandrapur
Personal details
Born	Shafee; 23 November 1925 (age 98); Bhandara, (Maharashtra)
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Congress
Spouse	Shrimati Sanjida Khatun
Children	4 sons & 3 daughters. Grandson = 1 (Zeeshan Shafee)
Parent	Mr. Lalmiya (Father)
Residence	Chandrapur & New Delhi
Profession	Businessman, Agriculturist & Politician

Abdul Shafee was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of India. Shafee was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha and represented the Chandrapur (formally known as Chanda till 5th Lok Sabha) constituency of Maharashtra. He was a member of the Congress political party.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Abdul Shafee was born in Bhandara, in the state of Maharashtra. Shafee was an agriculturist and businessman before joining politics.^[2]^[1]

Abdul Shafee has been in active politics since 1950s and joined Congress party. He was a M.P for only one term. Shafee succeeded K. M. Koushik of Swatantra Party. After the 5th Lok Sabha, Chanda constituency ceased to exist and new constituency Chandrapur came into existence. Shafi’s successor hence was Raje Vishveshvar Rao who belonged to Chandrapur constituency and was a member of the Janata Party.^[2]^[1]^[3] Prior to entering the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad in various capacities.^[1]

#	From	To	Position
01	1971	1977	Member, 5th Lok Sabha

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election Results 1971" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 3 October 2016.