He graduated from the Indira Gandhi National Open University with a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW).[3] Before entering politics,he worked as a journalist[4] and involved in the Karwan-e-Mohabbat campaign and Sambidhan Sevak. He advocated for the land rights of people displaced by flood erosion from the Brahmaputra River,and also participated in relief programs during seasonal floods in Assam and during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[4]
Early life and education
Hussain was born on 10 January 1994 to a Muslim family in the village of Haripur,Barpeta. He completed his High School Leaving Certificate examinations at Tarabari Higher Secondary School[7] before attending Ratnadip Junior College for his senior secondary education. Hussain earned a diploma in Junior Engineering from CIPET,Guwahati,and later graduated from Indira Gandhi National Open University with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work.[3]
Activism
From 2014 to 2016,Hussain worked in the corporate sector in Pune before returning to Assam. While in Pune,Hussain began addressing issues such as citizenship,land pattas,poverty,and flood erosion.[4] He also worked as a freelance journalist for news organizations in the state.[4]
In 2017,Hussain and his colleagues traveled across India,visiting the homes of people affected by mob lynching and hate violence as part of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat campaign (also known as Caravan of Love). The Karwan's journey began in Assam on 2017,a village in Nagaon,where two young boys were killed in a mob lynching. Hussain also traveled to Jharkhand,Delhi,Mewat,Uttar Pradesh,Rajasthan,Gujarat,and Karnataka. The Karwan continued its journeys for three years,until the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[8]
Hussain was a member of Sambidhan Sevak,an initiative founded by social worker and author Harsh Mander to raise awareness about the Indian constitution in lower Assam. During the 2019 floods,Ashraful and members of Sambidhan Sevak distributed relief in villages in the Barpeta district. He also joined Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS).[1]
According to his 2021 election affidavit on MyNeta.info,[11] Ashraful Hussain faced multiple criminal charges under various IPC sections,including promoting enmity (153A),outraging religious feelings (295A),criminal intimidation (506),criminal conspiracy (120B),and defamation (500,501),among others. In 2019,he was booked for sedition over a protest poem but was granted bail.[12] In 2023,a case was filed alleging his involvement in the abduction and abuse of a girl by an associate.[13][14][15]
Personal life
On 27 May 2021,Ashraful Hussain married to Rehna Sultana,an assistant professor at Sibsagar Girls' College.[3]
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