Abu Hena | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of West Bengal | |
| In office May 20, 2011 – September 22, 2012 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Kiranmoy Nanda |
| Succeeded by | Chandranath Sinha |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Abdus Sattar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali |
| Constituency | Lalgola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1950 Lalgola, Murshidabad |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Berhampore Village:Uttar Sudarshanganj, PO&PS:Lalgola, District:Mushidabad |
Abu Hena is an Indian National Congress politician, who was a cabinet minister and is a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Personal life
A post graduate with a law degree he is an advocate, practising in Calcutta High Court. He is son of Abdus Sattar, who was a cabinet minister in the Siddhartha Shankar Ray government.[1][2]
Political career
He was elected from the Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in West Bengal in 1991,[3] 1996,[4] 2001,[5] 2006[6] and 2011.[7]
He was the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for Food Processing Industries & Horticulture in the Government of West Bengal in 2011.[8][9] Abu Hena resigned along with other Congress ministers in September 2012.[10]
He is secretary of the state Congress committee.[2]
References
- ^ "Election Watch Reporter". Abu Hena. My Neta. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Muslim Ministers of West Bengal:An introduction". Abu Hena. Two Circles. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Mamata allots portfolios, keeps key ministries
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee becomes West Bengal' first woman CM". The Indian Express, 21 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Six Congress ministers Mamata Banerjee's government reigns". The Times of India, 23 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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