Abu Taher Khan

Abu Taher Khan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 May 2019
Preceded byBadaruddoza Khan
ConstituencyMurshidabad
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byJayanta Kumar Biswas
Succeeded bySahina Mumtaz Begum
ConstituencyNaoda
Personal details
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964
Naoda, West Bengal, India
PartyNationalist Citizens Party of India (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Trinamool Congress (2019–2026)
Indian National Congress (1992–2019)

Abu Taher Khan (Bengali: আবু তাহের খান; born 23 November 1964) is an Indian Bengali politician, agriculturalist and social worker from Murshidabad. He was former Legislator and is the current Member of Parliament from the Murshidabad representing the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.[1]

Early life and education

Khan was born in 1963 to Bengali Muslim parents in Naoda, Murshidabad district. His father was Barkatullah Khan and his mother was Sabijan Bewa. In 1980, he passed his 8th/Madhyamik under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education from Hareknagar MMCVP in Beldanga. Khan married Tanuja Khanum, and has two sons. The family also have a home in New Delhi, the country's capital.[2] He is one of prominent leaders of Murshidabad, West Bengal.

Career

Khan's political career began when he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for the Naoda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) during the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. Khan kept this seat for 18 years, as he was able to win the elections of 2006, 2011 and 2016.

In 2019, Khan gave up his seat at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly to contest the 2019 Indian general election for the entire Murshidabad as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate. He successfully won the seat, defeating Abu Hena by 226417 votes, and officially became a Member of the Indian Parliament.

Political career

He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Trinamool Congress from 11No. Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency[3] and won[4] to became first time Member of Parliament.

2026 Rebellion

In June 2026, almost immediately after the massive Trinamool Congress defeat, around 20 MPs of TMC allegedly declared rebellion from their Party, and presented their written wish to join Bhartiya Janata Party. This group was led by Kakoli Ghosh. [5] [6]

Later, on 14 June, 20 MPs, including Khan, signed a formal letter declaring their split from Trinamool Congress as to merge with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India (NCPI). They formally submitted the letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. [7] [8]

The total strength of TMC in Lok Sabha had been 28, so that a number of 20 MPS made it eligible for splitting from the Party, as per the Indian Defection laws, so as to escape the anti-defection disqualification. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Abu Taher Khan MLA of NOWDA West Bengal contact address & email".
  2. ↑ "Abu Taher Khan". Government of India.
  3. ↑ "Full list of TMC candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Check it out here". The Indian Express. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Updated after Election, Election Commission web (4 June 2024). "Election Commission web". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Shatrughan Sinha among 20 TMC rebel list signatories". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tollywood Brigade' disses Mamata: Sayoni Ghosh among celebrity leaders in TMC revolt". The Week. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "TMC merger: Strategic move to aid BJP without legal hurdles". Rediff. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "TMC haemorrhage". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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