Abul Hassan (born 1917) was an Indian politician and trade unionist, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1970 and from 1977 to 1982.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Abul Hassan was born on April 10, 1917, in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, the son of Tajammul Hossain.[1] He joined politics in 1931 and became a member of the Communist Party of India in 1942.[1] He became the vice president of the Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union in 1959.[1]
During the 1964 split in the Communist Party of India, Abul Hassan sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] In 1967, he became the working president of the Hindusthan Motor Workers Union and vice president of the Metal Engineering Federation Workers Union.[1] Abul Hassan contested the Taltola seat in the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He finished in second place with 12,041 votes (33.72%).[2]
He would again contest the Taltola seat in the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, this time winning the seat and obtaining 22,506 votes (59.90%).[3][4] In 1970, he became a member of the General Council of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the president of both the Kesoram Rayon Workers' Union and the Employees' Union.[1] He was also a member of the CITU West Bengal State Committee.[1]
Abul Hassan lost the Taltola seat in the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 13,217 votes (44.28%).[5] He tried to regain the Taltola seat in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, obtaining 17,355 votes (45.41%) and again finishing in second place.[6]
Ahead of the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, the CPI(M) fielded Abul Hassan as its candidate for the Bow Bazar seat. He won the seat, obtaining 13,996 votes (38.54%).[4][7] Abul Hassan lost the Bow Bazar seat in the 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 22,615 votes (44.67%).[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Who's who in 1982 Assembly Election, West Bengal: Personalities and Party Manifesto. Merchants' Club, 1982. p. x
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1969 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 398.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL
- ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1982 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL