Yeakub Hossain
West Bengal politician
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Mohammad Yakub Hossain was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for over a decade.
Yakub Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1951–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Shiromani Prasad |
| Constituency | Nalhati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Career
Hossain contested in the inaugural West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Nalhati Assembly constituency, defeating the Hindutva-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha candidate Suresh Chandra Sinha.[1] He contested in the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Nalhati after winning against independent candidate Vishnupada Ghose.[2]