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'''Shakila Jalaluddin, a.k.a. Shakila Jalal''' (née Shakila '''Khatun''') was a politician and Deputy Minister of Social Welfare in the Indian province of [[West Bengal]]. She was 24 years old when she entered the West Bengal Assembly after winning the [[election]] representing the [[Indian Congress party|Indian Congress Party]] in 1962 defeating Independent candidate Phonibhushan Mondal, making Jalaluddin the youngest female elected official in [[India]]. To present day, Jalaluddin holds the record for the largest number of votes in the [[Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basanti]] constituency of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000), Edited by Jasodhara Bagchi, ISBN 0761932429|date = 24 January 2005|publisher = |isbn = 0761932429|last1 = Bagchi|first1 = Jasodhara|last2 = Gupta|first2 = Sarmistha Dutta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf|title = KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF GENERAL ELECTION 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=894&cid=90|title = Empowering India|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><br />
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==Early political career==<br />
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Jalaluddin was the daughter of politician and Deputy Minister of Agriculture of West Bengal, Abdus Shokur.<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PULWCgAAQBAJ&q=Abdus+Shokur+minister&pg=PR10|title = Population Growth and Economic Development|date = 2015 | publisher=Princeton University Press | isbn=9781400878598 | first1=Ansley Johnson | last1=Coale | first2=Edgar M. | last2=Hoover | accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref> After her father’s sudden death in the Legislative Assembly in 1960, Indian Congress Party officials approached Shakila to replace him. Shakila won her first election by a 42,000-sympathy vote majority.<br />
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==Political accomplishments==<br />
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Jalaluddin's ministerial duties were related to schooling, the establishment of rural health centers and battling [[Human overpopulation|over-population]].<br />
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In her first term, she developed a statewide [[curriculum]] and provided guidance for implementing internationally recognized standards adopted by the Board of Education. In her second term, she directed funding for the construction of accessible clinics in every village within the constituency. She also legalized and promoted the [[Loop device|Loop Device]] for [[birth control]], mainly because of the low cost and lack of availability of the [[combined oral contraceptive pill|birth control pill]].<br />
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Jalaluddin won two further elections in 1962, and 1967 prior to retiring from political life in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/west-bengal/basanti-sc-assembly-constituency-map.html|title = Basanti Assembly Constituency Map|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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Jalaluddin was born in Malikpure, 24 South Parganas, West Bengal India on 5 July 1934. Her family home Ferhat Manzil, remains in Mallikpure today, 12 miles from [[Kolkata]], India. She obtained her master's degree in International Affaires in 1959 from [[Lady Brabourne College]] (LBC) a women's college located in Kolkata.<br />
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In 1961, while appointed as Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, she was married to Jal Jalal at the [[Oberoi Grand|Oberoi]] Grand Hotel in Kolkata. In 1969, Shakila and her husband immigrated to [[Canada]], where she appeared in [[The Ottawa Journal]] and The Free Press Weekly after her arrival. During that time, she remained married for over 54 years, raised a family, and was an active member of various community organizations.<br />
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==Death==<br />
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Shakila Jalaluddin died on 30 May 2015 in [[Ottawa]], after sustaining head injuries from a fall at her home. She is survived by her husband Jal Jalal, her two children, Adam and Tania, as well as two grandchildren, Sabrina and Stephanie, all still living in various parts of Canada. Shakila is laid to rest at [[Beechwood Cemetery|Beechwood]], Canada's National Cemetery in Ottawa.<br />
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