Prof. Sheikh Saidul Haque is a Professor, Indian Politician and was Member of

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of the

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

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. He represented the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

and is a member of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

political party. Haque has also published a book ''Moulabad and Muslim Janamanas'' (Fundamentalism and Muslim Mentality).

Early life and education

Saidul Haque was born in village Jagulipara under Galsi I block in

Bardhaman district Bardhaman district (, ; also spelled Burdwan or Barddhaman or Vardhaman) was a district in West Bengal. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two districts: Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman district. The headquarters of the dis ...

of (

). He had his schooling from Paraj High School. He completed his education from

Burdwan Raj College Burdwan Raj College, established in 1881, is the oldest state-governed college in Purba Bardhaman district catering to the district and neighboring areas of Bankura district, Purulia district, Hooghly district and Birbhum district. It offers und ...

Purba Bardhaman district Purba Bardhaman district is in West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Subaldaha in the district ...

. Haque has

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M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

& D.Litt degrees. He is a

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by profession.

Political career

As a Professor in the

, he has been involved with the college and university teachers' movement as a leading figure of the district WEBCUTA (West Bengal College and University Teachers' Association). He has also been a District committee member of the WBDWAA (West Bengal Writers' and Artists' Association), and was involved in organising the progressive cultural movement in the Galsi block. He has also been an integral part of the Literacy campaign in the district. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Galsi-I Panchayat Samiti. Saidul Haque is the first and incumbent M.P. from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency; which came into existence from 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haque, Sheikh Saidul India MPs 2009–2014 1954 births 20th-century Indian Muslims Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal Lok Sabha members from West Bengal People from Bardhaman People from Purba Bardhaman district Living people Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election

Early life and education

Political career

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