Furkan Ansari (born 5 February 1948) is an Indian politician. He was elected a
Member of Parliament
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to the
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nation ...
from
Godda constituency of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
being an
Indian National Congress
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candidate. He is Senior INC Leader of Jharkhand and Member of Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for five terms from 1980 to 2004. He is former MP of
LS from
Godda
Godda is a Silk City with a municipal Council in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarter of the Godda district.
History
As a consequence of the Santhal rebellion of 1845-55 the dist ...
and ex - Cabinet Minister. His son
Irfan Ansari is a Member of Legislative assembly from Jamtara constituency of Jharkhand being an Indian National Congress candidate.
References
1948 births
Living people
People from Deoghar district
India MPs 2004–2009
Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand
People from Godda district
Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand
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