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{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = | ||
| name = Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani | | name = Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani | ||
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| predecessor2 = [[Mohammed Nizamuddin]] | | predecessor2 = [[Mohammed Nizamuddin]] | ||
| successor2 = Sachindra Kumar Dhar | | successor2 = Sachindra Kumar Dhar | ||
| birth_date = 1903 | | birth_date = 3 January 1903 | ||
| death_date = 24 September 1973 | | death_date = 24 September 1973 (aged 70) | ||
| party = [[Communist Party of India]] | | party = [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
| profession = Medical doctor | | profession = Medical doctor | ||
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'''Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani''' (1903–1973), also referred to as '''A.M.O. Ghani''', was an | '''Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani''' (1903–1973), also referred to as '''A.M.O. Ghani''', was an Indian politician, belonging to the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name="Committee"/><ref name="Murshid1995">{{cite book|author=Tazeen M. Murshid|title=The Sacred and the Secular: Bengal Muslim Discourses, 1871–1977|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R39uAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-563701-4|page=163}}</ref> | ||
==Youth== | ==Youth== | ||
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Obaidul Ghani represented the [[Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Entally constituency]] in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] 1957–1971, standing as a CPI candidate in the 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1969 elections.<ref name="Committee">{{cite book|author=Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee|title=Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNeNAAAAMAAJ|publisher=The Committee|pages=393, 409, 546}}</ref> As a politician, he obtained significant popularity for his provision of medical services to the poor people of Calcutta.<ref name=a/> He stayed with CPI in [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the 1964 split]].<ref name="Committee"/> In August 1969 the Modern Furnishers Mazdoor Union was registered, with Obaidul Ghani as its president.<ref name=b>{{cite book|title=West Bengal Labour Gazette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8f0sAQAAMAAJ|date=July 1969|publisher=Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal.|page=530}}</ref> The union was affiliated to the [[All India Trade Union Congress]].<ref name=b/> | Obaidul Ghani represented the [[Entally (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Entally constituency]] in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] 1957–1971, standing as a CPI candidate in the 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1969 elections.<ref name="Committee">{{cite book|author=Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee|title=Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNeNAAAAMAAJ|publisher=The Committee|pages=393, 409, 546}}</ref> As a politician, he obtained significant popularity for his provision of medical services to the poor people of Calcutta.<ref name=a/> He stayed with CPI in [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the 1964 split]].<ref name="Committee"/> In August 1969 the Modern Furnishers Mazdoor Union was registered, with Obaidul Ghani as its president.<ref name=b>{{cite book|title=West Bengal Labour Gazette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8f0sAQAAMAAJ|date=July 1969|publisher=Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal.|page=530}}</ref> The union was affiliated to the [[All India Trade Union Congress]].<ref name=b/> | ||
He lost the Entally seat to [[Mohammed Nizamuddin]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in the [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | He lost the Entally seat to [[Mohammed Nizamuddin]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in the [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher = Election Commission | accessdate = 28 November 2016 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> He managed to defeat Mohammed Nizamuddin in the [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and regained the Entally seat.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher = Election Commission | accessdate = 28 November 2016 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020346/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
==Death and legacy== | ==Death and legacy== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 5 January 2022
Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Entally | |
| In office 1957–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Chandra Dev |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Nizamuddin |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Entally | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nizamuddin |
| Succeeded by | Sachindra Kumar Dhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1903 |
| Died | 24 September 1973 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani (1903–1973), also referred to as A.M.O. Ghani, was an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India.[1][2]
Youth[edit]
Obaidul Ghani's grandfather, Maulvi Elahad, had moved from Darbhanga, Bihar to Calcutta in the mid-19th century.[2] After obtaining his M.B.B.S. degree he founded the Park Circus charitable dispensary in 1950, serving the poor and lower middle-class populations of the city.[3][4] Obaidul Ghani contested the 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as an independent, standing in the Baniapukur Ballygung constituency.[5] He obtained 524 votes (0.88%).[5]
Legislator[edit]
Obaidul Ghani represented the Entally constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1957–1971, standing as a CPI candidate in the 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1969 elections.[1] As a politician, he obtained significant popularity for his provision of medical services to the poor people of Calcutta.[3] He stayed with CPI in the 1964 split.[1] In August 1969 the Modern Furnishers Mazdoor Union was registered, with Obaidul Ghani as its president.[6] The union was affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress.[6]
He lost the Entally seat to Mohammed Nizamuddin of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[7] He managed to defeat Mohammed Nizamuddin in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and regained the Entally seat.[8]
Death and legacy[edit]
Obaidul Ghani died following an attack of coronary thrombosis on 24 September 1973.[2][3][4] After Obaidul Ghani's death, a by-election was held for the Entally seat on 3 June 1974.[9] The by-poll was won by Sachindra Kumar Dhar.[9]
There is a road named "Dr. A.M.O. Ghani Road" in Ward 64 of Kolkata.[10] Obaidul Ghani used to live on this road, which was previously known as 'Pearl Road'.[11] The new name was issued on 1 April 1974.[10] There is also a "Dr. A.M.O. Gani Memorial Primary School" and a "Dr. A.M.O. Gani Memorial Girls School" in Ballygunge.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952–1991. The Committee. pp. 393, 409, 546.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tazeen M. Murshid (1995). The Sacred and the Secular: Bengal Muslim Discourses, 1871–1977. Oxford University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-19-563701-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Journal of the Indian Medical Association. Vol. 61. Indian Medical Association. 1973. p. 418.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Annual Register of Indian Political Parties. Orientalia (India). 1974. p. 317.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Bengal Labour Gazette. Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal. July 1969. p. 530.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (February 1975). List of Members. Superintendent, Government Print. p. 5.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 P. Thankappan Nair (1987). A history of Calcutta's streets. Firma KLM. p. 298.
- ↑ Bangladesh Quarterly. Vol. 27. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. July 2006. p. 47.
- ↑ M. K. A. Siddiqui; Institute of Objective Studies (New Delhi, India) (1997). Institutions and associations of the Muslims in Calcutta: a preliminary survey. Institute of Objective Studies. p. 152. ISBN 978-81-85220-42-0.