Progressive Muslim League
Political party in India
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The Progressive Muslim League was a political party in West Bengal, India.[1][2] The party emerged ahead of the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[3] The party won three seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly; Nasiruddin Khan in Naoda, Ahammad Aktabuddin in Hariharpara and Harun-or-Rashid in Deganga.[4] The party had contested 40 out of 280 seats in the election, obtaining 208,574 votes (1.56% of the state-wide vote).[4] The party supported the United Front government in the state, without joining it.[5]
In the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, the PML fielded two candidates, none of whom was elected.[6] The party obtained 13,821 votes (0.11%).[6]
