Hafiz Alam Sairani | |
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| Vice President WBPCC Indian National Congress | |
| Assumed office 21st Feb 2023 | |
| Secretary All India Forward Bloc | |
| In office 2008–2022 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Ramjan Ali |
| Succeeded by | Deepa Dasmunsi |
| Constituency | Goalpokhar |
| Minister of Relief and Cooperative | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1960 Binardah, Uttar Dinajpur |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (from 3rd Nov, 2022) All India Forward Bloc (from 1980 till 23rd Sep, 2022) |
| Spouse | Hena Hafiz |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Hafiz Alam Sairani is Vice President of West Bengal State Congress Committee(WBPCC). Sairani joined Indian National Congress on 3rd November 2022 after resigning from all post of All India Forward Bloc. He is former Secretary of All India Forward Bloc and former Secretariat Member of Left Front State Committee. Hafiz resigned from All India Forward Bloc on 23rd September 2022. He is former Relief and Co-operative Minister of the Left Front government in West Bengal.[1]
A commerce and education graduate, he is a teacher by profession. He was a state secretariat member and central committee member of the Forward Bloc.[2][3] And also the member of state Left Front.
He was elected MLA from Goalpokhar in 1996 and 2001.[4][5]
Early life
Born in 1960 at Binardah, a small village of Uttar Dinajpur. Sairani belongs to a Bengali Muslim family which had produced another famous son, Ex MLA and well known politician Ramzan Ali was his elder brother. His father was also a very well known person in that region and was a landlord. A former student of Chakulia High School, Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur, Sairani studied Commerce from Calcutta University, Kolkata, and secured his M.A degree, and started working in Chakulia High School as a teacher.
Career
In 1994, Sairani was elected as a Legislative Assembly Member for the first time. His constituency was Goalpokhar. He was given charge of the Uttar Dinajpur district by the party. He was also given charge of the Relief department of West Bengal Government. Due to his good image he was also given the charge of Cooperative department.
References
- ↑ "Crop carnage in rain rampage - More than 4,000 families displaced by downpour". The Telegraph, 11 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Election Watch Reporter". Hafiz Alam Sairani. National Election Watch. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Forward Bloc grapples with dissent". The Statesman, 17 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
