Abu Raihan Biswas: Difference between revisions

Biswas was a high school teacher.<ref name=a/> He was elected as a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Hariharpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hariharpara]] in 1972.<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 | publisher =   Election Commission | accessdate =   20 July 2014 | 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>

Biswas also contested from [[Hariharpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hariharpara]] in 1977 and he lost to Shaikh Imaijuddin.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154628/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> He took part in [[1980 Indian general election|7th Lok Sabha election]] from [[Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Murshidabad]] but did not win.<ref name =loksabha1980>{{cite web |url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title = General Elections, 1980 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal |publisher = Election Commission of India |accessdate = 25 May 2014 |archive-date = 18 July 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |url-status = dead }}</ref>