Mahboob Zahedi (2 February 1929 – 8 April 2006) was an

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who represented the

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from 1996 till his death in 2006. A former soldier of

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, he had fought British forces under the leadership of Shahnawaz Khan. Besides being a leading organiser of the peasantry in West Bengal, he was also associated with the Left cultural movement and the

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(IPTA). He was Savadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Bardhaman from 1976 to 1991. He was a member of West Bengal legislative assembly in 1991, representing

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constituency. During the period he was minister, Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf, Government of West Bengal. During his term as MP he was member of several parliamentary committees.

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1929 births People from Purba Bardhaman district 2006 deaths India MPs 2004–2009 Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Indian National Army personnel 21st-century Indian Muslims India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub