Humayun Reza
Humayun Reza | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Emani Biswas |
| Succeeded by | Emani Biswas |
| Constituency | Suti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1948 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Daharpar, Mahendrapur, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
| Alma mater | University of North Bengal (B.Ed., 1979) |
| Occupation | Pensioner |
| Profession | Politician |
Humayun Reza (born 6 December 1948)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Suti Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district. He was elected in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress Party.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Reza is from Daharpar, Mahendrapur village, Murshidabad district, West Bengal.[1] He is the son of late Lutfal Haque. He completed his Bachelors degree in Education at North Bengal University in 1979. Earlier, he did his Bachelor of Science degree in a college affiliate to Calcutta University in 1968.[4]
Career
[edit]Reza was elected in the Suti Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 84,017 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Emani Biswas of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 3,950 votes.[5][6][7] He lost the next election in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election which was won by Emani Biswas of the Trinamool Congress. Reza could only finish third behind BJP's Kaushik Das, who came second. Before the election, a section of the local Congress workers protested against the re-nomination of Reza for the Suti seat.[8]
He has no criminal cases against him and has less than Rs.1 crore assets as declared to the Election Commission of India.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Humayun Reza, INC MLA from Suti - Our Neta". Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Suti 2016". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Suti Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Emani Biswas of TMC Wins". News18. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Humayun Reza(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SUTI(MURSHIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Suti profile: Congress' Humayun Reza won seat in 2016". Firstpost. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Suti Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Suti Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Suti assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Bengal Polls 2021: Congress supporters protest against renomination of Humayun Reza". The Telegraph India. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2025.