Pirzada Mohammad Nawsad Siddique (born 1993) is an Indian politician from

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. He is the Chairman the Indian Secular Front. Currently, he is serving as an MLA from Bhangar constituency in the

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. He is Great grandson of the Pir of Furfura

Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique Moḥammad Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque al-Qurayshī ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আবু বকর সিদ্দিকী আল কুরাইশী, ar, محمد أبو بكر الصديقي القريشي; 15 April 1865 — 17 March 1943) was ...

Early life

Nawsad Siddiqui was born in 1993. His father Ali Akbar Siddiqui was the son of Pir Zulfiqar Ali, known as "''Chhto Huzur''" of Furfura Sharif. He is the fourth generation of the founder of Furfura Sharif

. Nawsad's elder brother Abbas Siddiqui is the founder of the Indian Secular Front. In 2015, he obtained a master's degree under

Aliah University Aliah University (AU; ur, جامعہ عالیہ) is a state government controlled autonomous university in New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, it was elevated to university in 2008. It offers und ...

Political career

On 21 January 2021, Abbas Siddiqui founded a new political party called the Indian Secular Front and appointed his younger brother Nawsad as its chairman. Ahead of the 2021 assembly elections, the party formed a united front called

Sanjukta Morcha Sanjukta Morcha alternatively Sanyukta Morcha (), was a political alliance formed ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as an alternative to the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. It was led by Communist Party ...

with the

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and the Left Front. In the

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for 292 of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021. The ...

, Nawsad was elected from Bhangar. The Sanjukta Morcha won only this seat in the election.

References

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