Mafuja Khatun

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right click here to donate.

0%

   

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)



Mafuja Khatun
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2011
Preceded byDwijendra Nath Roy
ConstituencyKumarganj
Minority Morcha Vice-president of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2017–2019
Preceded byDilip Ghosh
 Vice-president of the BJP West Bengal unit of the BJP  
Assumed office
2019 -
PresidentDilip Ghosh
Personal details
BornFulbari, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
ResidenceBerhampore

Mafuja Khatun is an Indian politician who is the current Vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party of West Bengal since from 2019.

Khatun is the first Muslim woman fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party for Lok Sabha.[1]

Career[edit]

In the 2006[2] and 2001[3] state assembly elections, Mafuza Khatun won the Kumarganj assembly seat from CPI(M) by defeating her nearest rivals Ahmad Ali Sardar and Nani Gopal Roy, both of Trinamool Congress respectively.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she was the Bharatiya Janata Party[4] nominated candidate for Jangipur.[5]

References[edit]

  1. Choudhury, Shubhadeep (21 April 2019). "BJP's first-ever Muslim woman candidate says Muslims want Modi". The Tribune (India). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. Bhattacharya, Snigdhendu (23 March 2019). "BJP names first Muslim candidate in Bengal; she will take on Pranab's son". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. Ghosh, Abantika (19 April 2019). "Mafuja Khatun: BJP's Muslim pick gears up to take on Pranab Mukherjee's son, outsider tag". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

External links[edit]