Abdus Sattar (Murshidabad politician)

For disambiguation, see Abdus Sattar.

Abdus Sattar
MLA
In office 1967–1991
Constituency	Lalgola
Minister for Agriculture, Law and Minor Irrigation
In office 5 April 1972 – 21 June 1977
Personal details
Born	5 June 1925
Died	28 February 1991
Political party	Indian National Congress
Children	Abu Hena

Abdus Sattar (5 Jun1) is an Indian National Congress politician, seven-time MLA and cabinet minister in the state.

Early life

Abdus Sattar, son of Kalimuddin Biswas, was born at Lalgola in Murshidabad district on 5 June 1925. He did his post-graduation and degree in law from the University of Calcutta.^[1]

Political career

In 1965, he was leader of the Congress Party in the West Bengal Legislative Council. He won from the Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1967,^[2] 1969,^[3] 1971,^[4] 1972,^[5] 1977,^[6] 1982^[7] and 1987.^[8]

He was in the UDF^{[clarification needed]} ministries in 1969 and 1971. In 1972, he was minister for agriculture, law and minor irrigation in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray ministry.^[1] He was the leader of the opposition in the assembly from 1982 to 1991.^[9]

Death

He died on 28 February 1991.^[1] After his death, his son, Abu Hena, continued to contest successfully the Lalgola seat.^[10]

References

1. Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, Vol II, 3rd edition 2004, page 46, ISBN 81-86806-99-7, (in Bengali) Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009
2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
9. "- West Bengal Legislative Assembly".
10. "Muslim Ministers of West Bengal:An introduction". Abu Hena. Two Circles. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2014.