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{{short description|Indian politician and social worker}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shamim Ahmed
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| caption = Shaikh-Shamim-Ahmed, during victory rally, 28 May 1980, at Byculla, Bombay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|3|20|df=y}}

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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Rehana Begum Shaikh
| children = 2
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'''Shaikh Shamim Ahmed''' (20 March 1938 – 22 September 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=माजी आमदार शेख शमीम अहमद यांचे दु:खद निधन |url=https://www.lokmat.com/mumbai/former-mla-sheikh-shamim-ahmed-passes-away/#mla-sheikh-shamim-ahmed-passes-away |accessdate=26 February 2020 |work=Lokmat |date=22 September 2019 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ممبئی: معروف مسلم سیاست داں شیخ شمیم احمد کا انتقال، آج تدفین ہوگی |url=https://www.qaumiawaz.com/national/mumbai-leading-muslim-politician-sheikh-shameem-ahmed-passed-away-burial-today/#mumbai-leading-muslim-politician-sheikh-shameem-ahmed-passed-away-burial-today |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=Qaumiawaz |date=23 September 2019 |language=ur-IN}}</ref>) was an Indian politician and social worker. In 1980, he was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://azamgarh.co/2019/08/18/shaikh-shamim-ahmed-ex-m-l-a/#mla-sheikh-shamim-ahmed-passes-away |title= Shaikh Shamim Ahmed Ex. M.L.A.|website=azamgarh.co|date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi]]

In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the [[Chinchpokli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chinchpokli]] Constituency as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. He was a Member of the [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha|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|date=October 2015}} 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.

==Elections contested==
*(1) 5th Lok Sabha Elections Feb-1971 (as Independent candidate) from 5 Bombay Central South, constituency.
*(2) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1978, as Congress (I) Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, constituency
*(3) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1980, as Indian National Congress, Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, constituency.

==Positions held==
*1) 1978–1980 – General Secretary, B.R.C.C. (I) Minority Cell.
*2) 1978–1990 – Vice President Bombay Central South District Congress Committee.
*3) Special Executive Magistrate (1988–1990)
*4) Special Executive Officer (2004–2008)

== Maharashtra Assembly Results 1980 ==
*'''Constituency : 25 . Chinchpokli'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 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 (Taroq) || M || Independent || 5720 || 16.87%
|-
| 4 . Khan M. N. || M || Janata Party (Secular) || 1304 || 3.85%
|-
|}
* Elector : 115834 Voters : 34346 Poll percentage : 29.65% Valid votes: 33899

<gallery>
File:Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (left), With Mrs. Indira Gandhi.jpg|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.
File:Victory Rally -- Shaikh Shamim Ahmed.jpg|Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
File:B.D. Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed %26 Madhu Chauhan.jpg|One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D.Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.
File:Victory-shamim-ahmed-16.jpg|Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
File:Shaikh Shamim Ahmed.jpg|Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf Maharshtra Assembly Elections Result - 1980]
*[https://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/StatisticalInformationAll/LoksabhaElection/LE1971.pdf GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, 1971]
*[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3717-maharashtra-1978/?do=download&csrfKey=f241be160e80b72bc5af08e99bb088c3 Maharshtra Assembly Elections Result - 1978]

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[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Politicians from Azamgarh district]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1980–1985]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian Muslims]]

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>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: India → India (2), [[Member of the Legislative Assembly| → [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|