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Shaikh Shamim Ahmed
शेख़ शमीम अहमद
شیخ شمیم احمد
Shaikh-Shamim-Ahmed, during victory rally, 28 May 1980, at Byculla, Bombay
Personal details
Born (1938-03-20) 20 March 1938 (age 86)
Sudanipur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseRehana Begum
ChildrenUbaid Azam Azmi & Abdul Rehamn
ResidenceMumbai

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (Marathi मराठी : शेख़ शमीम अहमद Urdu: شیخ شمیم احمد اعظمی, born 20 March 1938)[citation needed] is a politician and social worker from Bombay, India. In 1980, he was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai Chinchpokli Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.

Early life

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, the son of Shaikh Azizur Rahman, was born into a family of landlords in the small town of Sudanipur (Shudnipur), in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]

Career

File:Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi.jpg
Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi

In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the Chinchpokli Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.

Political and social activities

In 1977 at the call of "Jail bharo andolan" (fill up the jails) in support of Indira Gandhi, (former Prime Minister of India) Ahmed took the initiative and courted arrest with 96 supporters at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed] He was sentenced to three days imprisonment and sent to Varanasi Central jail. He contested general elections for the Assembly in 1978 as a Congress (I) candidate.

Positions held

1978-1980 - General Secretary, B.R.C.C.(I) Minority Cell.[citation needed]
1978-1990 - Vice President Bombay Central South District Congress Committee.[citation needed]

Maharashtra Assembly Results 1980

  • Constituency : 25 . CHINCHPOKLI
NAME GENDER PARTY VOTES %
1 . SHAIKH SHAMIM AHMED M INC(I) 17512 51.66%
2 . KAVISKAR S. T. M INDEPENDENT 9363 27.62%
3 . SHAMIM AHMED (TARIQ) M INDEPENDENT 5720 16.87%
4 . KHAN M. N. M JANATA PARTY (SECULAR) 1304 3.85%
  • ELECTORS : 115834 VOTERS : 34346 POLL PERCENTAGE : 29.65% VALID VOTES : 33899
  • Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (left), With Mrs. Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) during his Assembly election campaign at Byculla, Bombay on 14 May 1980.
    Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (left), With Mrs. Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) during his Assembly election campaign at Byculla, Bombay on 14 May 1980.
  • Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
    Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
  • One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D.Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.
    One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D.Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.
  • Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
    Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
  • Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.
    Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.

References

  • [1] Maharshtra Assembly Elections Result - 1980
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