Mafuja Khatun

Mafuja Khatun
Mafuja Khatun
	Mafuja Khatun
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2001–2011
Preceded by	Dwijendra Nath Roy
Succeeded by	Mahmuda Begum
Constituency	Kumarganj
Minority Morcha Vice-president of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party
	In office; 2017–2019
Preceded by	Dilip Ghosh
Vice-president of the BJP West Bengal unit of the BJP
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019 -
President	Dilip Ghosh
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1970 (age 54); Fulbari, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Residence	Berhampore
Alma mater	Balurghat College

Mafuja Khatun (born 16 June 1970) is an Indian politician who is the current Vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party of West Bengal since from 2019.

Khatun is the first Muslim woman fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party for Lok Sabha.^[1]

Early life and education

Khatun was born in 16 June 1970 to a Bengali family of Muslim Syeds in Khaspara, Gangarampur, West Dinajpur district, West Bengal.^[2] She is the daughter of Sufi personality Syed Asghar Ali Shah Faqir. Khatun completed her Madhyamik Pariksha from Rampur High School in 1987 and achieved her Higher Secondary Certificate from Gangarampur High School in 1989. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Balurghat College (then affiliated with University of North Bengal) in 1992.^[3]

Career

In the 2006^[4] and 2001^[5] state assembly elections, Mafuza Khatun won the Kumarganj assembly seat from CPI(M) by defeating her nearest rivals Ahmad Ali Sardar and Nani Gopal Roy, both of Trinamool Congress respectively.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she was the Bharatiya Janata Party^[6] nominated candidate for Jangipur.^[7]

References

^ Choudhury, Shubhadeep (21 April 2019). "BJP's first-ever Muslim woman candidate says Muslims want Modi". The Tribune (India). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Who's Who in India. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. 2006. p. 202.
^ "Mafuja Khatun (CPI-M)". My Neta. 2016.
^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ Bhattacharya, Snigdhendu (23 March 2019). "BJP names first Muslim candidate in Bengal; she will take on Pranab's son". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Ghosh, Abantika (19 April 2019). "Mafuja Khatun: BJP's Muslim pick gears up to take on Pranab Mukherjee's son, outsider tag". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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[1] Choudhury, Shubhadeep (21 April 2019). "BJP's first-ever Muslim woman candidate says Muslims want Modi". The Tribune (India). Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[bio-2] Who's Who in India. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. 2006. p. 202.

[3] "Mafuja Khatun (CPI-M)". My Neta. 2016.

[vidhansabha2006-4] "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[vidhansabha2001-5] "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[6] Bhattacharya, Snigdhendu (23 March 2019). "BJP names first Muslim candidate in Bengal; she will take on Pranab's son". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[7] Ghosh, Abantika (19 April 2019). "Mafuja Khatun: BJP's Muslim pick gears up to take on Pranab Mukherjee's son, outsider tag". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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