Milton Rashid
Milton Rashid | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Asit Kumar Mal |
| Succeeded by | Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay |
| Constituency | Hansan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Birbhum district, West Bengal |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Rabindra Bharati University |
Milton Rashid (born 1975) is an Indian National Congress politician and was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly between 2016 and 2021, elected from Hansan Assembly constituency.[1] He was made the Birbhum district Congress president in 2020.[2]
Early life and family
[edit]Rashid was born in 1975 to a Bengali Muslim family in Birbhum district of West Bengal. He was the son of Abdur Rashid. Rashid is an advocate, having graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from TNB College in 2004 and Master of Arts degree in Environmental Science from the Rabindra Bharati University in 2013.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Rashid was the former president of the West Bengal State Congress “Minority Cell”, a former district president of “INTUC” Birbhum and the former “General Secretary” at the Students' Union of Rampurhat College. He contested in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Hansan Assembly constituency, dethroning former MLA Asit Kumar Mal.[5] He contested in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election but was unsuccessful.[6] Rashid contested in the 2024 Indian general election but was unsuccessful.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Congress and AISF announce first list of LS candidates". The Statesman. 23 March 2024.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (13 October 2020). "জেলায় কংগ্রেসের নতুন সভাপতি মিল্টন রশিদ". Anandabazar (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Milton Rashid (INC)". My Neta. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Miltan Rasid (INC)". My Neta. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Hansan, 2016". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Hansan, 2021". Latestly. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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