Sheikh Najmul Haque | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Dinen Roy |
| Constituency | Kharagpur |
| In office 1987–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Siraj Ali |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Kharagpur Rural |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10,1951 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Education | Midnapore College |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Sheikh Najmul Haque (born 10 September 1951) was an Indian politician and farmer. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for nearly thirty years.
Haque was born on 10 September 1951 to a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs in the village of Pelagerya in Midnapore district,Bengal Presidency. He is the son of Sheikh Shamsul Haque,and was the son-in-law of Mirza Jamaluddin Chishti. Haque studied at the Madpur Higher Secondary School and Midnapore College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calcutta in 1973. [1] [2]
Haque was a farmer. He contested in the 1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate for Kharagpur Rural Assembly constituency. Haque contested in the 1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Kharagpur Rural. He contested in the 1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Kharagpur Rural. Haque contested in the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Kharagpur Rural. He contested in the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Kharagpur Rural. Haque was a member of the Committee on Petitions. [1] Haque contested in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was elected to the new Kharagpur Assembly constituency,winning against Trinamool politician Bilkis Khanam. [3]