Abdul Shafee (23 November 1925 – 26 April 2004) also known as "Shafee MP" was a Senior Awarded Indian Politician of Indian National Congress and Member of Parliament of Loksabha . Shafee was an MP Member of the

5th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, ( 15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) elected February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a ...

and represented the Chandrapur (formally known as Chanda until

) constituency of

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. He was also a MLC Member of Legislative Council of

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, First Zilla Parishad President of Chandrapur, First Sarpanch of

Rajoli Rajoli was an estate situated at Sakoli tahsil in the District Of Bhandara in the Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are fu ...

, Famous Social Activist & Head of BSS (Bharat Sevak Samaj) Before Entering into National Politics.

Early life and education

Abdul Shafee was born in Bhandara, in the state of

. Shafee was an agriculturist and businessman before joining politics.

Political career

Abdul Shafee has been in active politics since 1950s and joined Congress party. He was an MP for only one term. Shafee succeeded

K. M. Koushik K. M. Koushik (born 8 November 1906, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of India. Koushik was a member of the 4th Lok Sabha and represented the Chandrapur (formally known as Chanda till 5th Lok Sabha) co ...

of Swatantra Party. After the

, Chanda constituency ceased to exist and new constituency Chandrapur came into existence. Shafi's successor hence was

Raje Vishveshvar Rao Raje Vishveshvar Rao pseudonyms, a.k.a. ''Raja Saheb, Aheri'' or ''Raja Saheb'' (c. 1926 – 27 March 1997) was an Indian Gond Raja, Raje (king) and politician. He was a Member of Parliament#India, Member of Parliament of India and was me ...

who belonged to Chandrapur constituency and was a member of the Janata Party. Prior to entering the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad in various capacities.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shafee, Abdul India MPs 1971–1977 1925 births 2004 deaths Indian National Congress politicians Members of Parliament from Maharashtra Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra Maharashtra politicians People from Chandrapur People from Chandrapur district Possibly living people People from Bhandara

Early life and education

Political career

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