Mamtaz Sanghamita | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2014 – May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Saidul Haque |
| Succeeded by | S. S. Ahluwalia |
| Constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1946 |
| Died | 27 August 2026 (aged 80) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Nurey Alam Chowdhury |
| Parent(s) |
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| Profession | Medical Practitioner/Professor |
Mamtaz Sanghamita (16 January 1946 – 27 August 2026) was an Indian gynaecologist and politician. She was a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal. Sanghamita won the 2014 Indian general election being an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[1]
Mamtaz Sanghamita was the daughter of the late Syed Abdul Mansur Habibullah, a Speaker of the West Bengal assembly and a Law Minister, and Maqsooda Khatoon, an educationist.[2][3]
She was head of the department of gynaecology at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital.[4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Sanghamita attended the Municipal Girls School in Bardhaman and the Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya in Kolkata from where she passed out in first division securing letter in four subjects. She completed Pre-Medical from Bethune College. Sanghamita obtained MB BS from Calcutta Medical College in 1968. This was followed by DGO in 1970 from the University of Calcutta and MD (OTG) from Delhi University.[5] She went to UK for higher studies.[3]
Personal life and death[edit | edit source]
In 1975, she married Nurey Alam Chowdhury, a barrister and later a Cabinet Minister in the State Government. Their only daughter, Dr. Shabana Roze, has a MB BS from National Medical College and is pursuing higher medical research.[3]
Sanghamita died on 27 August 2026, at the age of 80.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ Siddiqui, Kanchan (6 March 2014). "Habibulla daughter challenges CPM MP". Trinamul fields controversial physician to uproot stalwart. The Statesman, 7 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Prof. (Dr.) Mumtaz Sanghamita". Calcutta Yellow Pages. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections 2014 – Know Your Candidates". Dr. Mumtaz Sanghamita. All India Trinamool Congress. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ MyNeta link
- ↑ "Former Trinamool MP Mamtaz Sanghamita passes away at 80". The Times of India. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
