Jahanara Khan

Jahanara Khan
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2021
Preceded byDhirajlal Hazra, CPI(M)
Succeeded byHareram Singh, AITC
ConstituencyJamuria
Personal details
Born1967 (age 58–59)
Raniganj, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
EducationRaniganj Girls' College
Alma materUniversity of Burdwan

Jahanara Khan is an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2021.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 1967 to a Bengali family of Muslim Khans in Raniganj, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal. She is the daughter of Ramzan Khan.[1] Khan completed her education at the Raniganj Girls' College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from University of Burdwan in 1990.[2]

Career

She was elected from Jamuria Assembly constituency as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate following the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and re-elected following 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[3][4]

She will stand as her party's candidate for the Asansol (Paschim Bardhaman) parliamentary constituency in the 2024 Indian general election.

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in India. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. 2006. p. 355.
  2. ↑ "Jahanara Khan". My Neta. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jahanara Khan". ourneta.com.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Jamuria profile: CPM's Jahanara Khan won seat in past two polls". Firstpost. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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