Shaikh Shamim Ahmed
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Shaikh Shamim Ahmed 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.
, in the district of Azamgarh
, Uttar Pradesh.
Constituency as an Indian National Congress
candidate. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
from 1980 to 1985.
, (former Prime Minister of India) Ahmed took the initiative and courted arrest with 96 supporters at Azamgarh
, Uttar Pradesh
. 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. Ahmed also served as the Vice President of Bombay Central South District Congress Committee from 1978-1990.
From 1980 to 1985 he served as an M.L.A. from Chinchpokli
Constituency (25), Mumbai as a Congress (I) candidate.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
from the Mumbai Chinchpokli
Chinchpokli
Chinchpokli is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on India's Central Railway line. Older British era spellings: Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly. the name is derived from two different words; chinch means tamarind and pokali means betel nut...
Constituency as an Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
candidate.
Early life
Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, the son of Shaikh Azizur Rahman, was born into a family of landlords in the small town of SudanipurSudanipur
Sudanipur is a village in Phulpur town of Azamgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is almost 42 k.m. away from Azamgarh city.This village is also known as Shudnipur & Sudnipur.- Important Personalities :...
, in the district of Azamgarh
Azamgarh
Azamgarh is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of Azamgarh district and Azamgarh Division.-History:Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of the State, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except the north-eastern part of it which was included in the...
, Uttar Pradesh.
Career
In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai ChinchpokliChinchpokli
Chinchpokli is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on India's Central Railway line. Older British era spellings: Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly. the name is derived from two different words; chinch means tamarind and pokali means betel nut...
Constituency as an Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
candidate. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...
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 GandhiIndira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, (former Prime Minister of India) Ahmed took the initiative and courted arrest with 96 supporters at Azamgarh
Azamgarh
Azamgarh is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of Azamgarh district and Azamgarh Division.-History:Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of the State, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except the north-eastern part of it which was included in the...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. He was sentenced to three days imprisonment and sent to Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
Central jail.
He contested general elections for the Assembly in 1978 as a Congress (I) candidate. Ahmed also served as the Vice President of Bombay Central South District Congress Committee from 1978-1990.
From 1980 to 1985 he served as an M.L.A. from Chinchpokli
Chinchpokli
Chinchpokli is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on India's Central Railway line. Older British era spellings: Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly. the name is derived from two different words; chinch means tamarind and pokali means betel nut...
Constituency (25), Mumbai as a Congress (I) candidate.