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| office = [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Leader of the Opposition]], [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| office = [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Leader of the Opposition]], [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| term_start = 30 May 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms|title=Congress' Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>
| term_start = 30 May 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Congress-Abdul-Mannan-to-be-new-leader-of-opposition-in-Bengal-assembly/articleshow/52508761.cms|title=Congress' Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>
| term_end =  
| term_end = 2 May 2021
| deputy = [[Sujan Chakraborty]]
| predecessor = [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]]
| predecessor = [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]]
| successor = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
|governor=[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
|governor=[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]<br>[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
|1blankname=Chief Minister
|1blankname=Chief Minister
|1namedata=[[Mamata Banerjee]]
|1namedata=[[Mamata Banerjee]]
| successor =
| constituency =
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| constituency2 = [[Champdani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Champdani]]  
| constituency2 = [[Champdani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Champdani]]  
| successor2 =
| successor2 = [[Arindam Guin]]
| predecessor2 = [[Muzaffar Khan]]  
| predecessor2 = [[Muzaffar Khan]]  
| term_start2 = 19 May 2016
| term_start2 = 19 May 2016
| term_end2 =
| term_end2 = 2 May 2021
| term_start3 = 1991
| term_start3 = 1991
| term_end3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2006
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'''Abdul Mannan''' is the current Leader of the Opposition belonging to [[Indian National Congress]] in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].
'''Abdul Mannan''' is an Indian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition belonging to [[Indian National Congress]] in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].


On 7 February 2017, Mannan was seriously injured in a fight over a property damage bill in the Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ruckus-in-west-bengal-assembly-congress-mla-abdul-mannan-badly-injured/|title=Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly, Congress MLA Abdul Mannan badly injured|date=8 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Mannan protested the law, which would jail criminals for vandalism for 7 years, using placards. He was asked to stop but refused, after which he was suspended. He then sat in the Well of the House in protest, which led to a confrontation between police trying to remove him and fellow Congress MLAs, leading to Mannan being seriously injured.
On 7 February 2017, Mannan was seriously injured in a fight over a property damage bill in the Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ruckus-in-west-bengal-assembly-congress-mla-abdul-mannan-badly-injured/|title=Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly, Congress MLA Abdul Mannan badly injured|date=8 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Mannan protested the law, which would jail criminals for vandalism for 7 years, using placards. He was asked to stop but refused, after which he was suspended. He then sat in the Well of the House in protest, which led to a confrontation between police trying to remove him and fellow Congress MLAs, leading to Mannan being seriously injured.


Two days later, Mannan complained of suffocation and chest pains during an Assembly meeting, leading him to get a temporary pacemaker implanted another two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/abdul-mannan-stable-after-heart-surgery/articleshow/57090999.cms|title=Abdul Mannan stable after heart surgery - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>
Two days later, Mannan complained of suffocation and chest pains during an Assembly meeting, leading him to get a temporary pacemaker implanted another two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/abdul-mannan-stable-after-heart-surgery/articleshow/57090999.cms|title=Abdul Mannan stable after heart surgery - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>
Mannan was defeated by TMC candidate [[Arindam Guin]] in the 2021 Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Champdani Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Champdani Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat |work=[[News18 India]] |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/west-bengal/champdani-election-result-s25a187/ |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>


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| constituency= Champdani
| before= [[Muzaffar Khan]]  
| before= [[Muzaffar Khan]]  
| after=   
| after=  [[Arindam Guin]]
| years= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] – }}
| years= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] – [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]}}
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Abdul Mannan
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Leader of the Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 [1] – 2 May 2021
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
DeputySujan Chakraborty
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded bySurjya Kanta Mishra
Succeeded bySuvendu Adhikari
MLA, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2016 – 2 May 2021
Preceded byMuzaffar Khan
Succeeded byArindam Guin
ConstituencyChampdani
In office
1991–2006
Preceded byJibesh Chakrabarty
Succeeded bySunil Sarkar
ConstituencyChampdani
Personal details
Born (1952-06-03) 3 June 1952 (age 74)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence4/D, Arabinda Sarani, Chatra, Serampore - 712204, West Bengal, India

Abdul Mannan is an Indian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition belonging to Indian National Congress in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

On 7 February 2017, Mannan was seriously injured in a fight over a property damage bill in the Assembly.[2] Mannan protested the law, which would jail criminals for vandalism for 7 years, using placards. He was asked to stop but refused, after which he was suspended. He then sat in the Well of the House in protest, which led to a confrontation between police trying to remove him and fellow Congress MLAs, leading to Mannan being seriously injured.

Two days later, Mannan complained of suffocation and chest pains during an Assembly meeting, leading him to get a temporary pacemaker implanted another two days later.[3]

Mannan was defeated by TMC candidate Arindam Guin in the 2021 Legislative Assembly election.[4]

References

  1. "Congress' Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly - Times of India".
  2. "Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly, Congress MLA Abdul Mannan badly injured". 8 February 2017.
  3. "Abdul Mannan stable after heart surgery - Times of India".
  4. "Champdani Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Champdani Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18 India. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Surjya Kanta Mishra
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
2016–
Succeeded by
Incumbent
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Sunil Sarkar
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Champdani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

19912011
Succeeded by
Jibesh Chakrabarty
Preceded by
Muzaffar Khan
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
from Champdani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

20162021
Succeeded by
Arindam Guin