Mohammed Taslimuddin (4 January 1943 – 17 September 2017) was an Indian politician and a veteran RJD leader. He hailed from the village of Sisauna in the Araria district of Bihar. He started his political career as a sarpanch and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1969, serving as an MLA eight times. In 1989, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Purnia constituency. He was thrice elected as an MP from the Kishanganj constituency in 1996, 1998 and 2004. He served his final stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha after being elected from the Araria constituency.[1]
Mohammed Taslimuddin | |
|---|---|
 Mohammed in 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 17 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sarfaraz Alam |
| Constituency | Araria |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Shahabuddin |
| Constituency | Kishanganj |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Constituency | Kishanganj |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Asrarul Haq Qasmi |
| Constituency | Kishanganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1943 Sisauna, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 17 September 2017 (aged 74) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Akhtari Begum (m. 1949) |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Araria |
As of 17 September, 2017 | |
He died on 17 September 2017 at the age of 74 after being treated for respiratory problems in Chennai, he was laid to rest with state honours on 19 September 2017 at his birthplace located in Sisauna jokihat.[2]
Political history
editMohammed Taslimuddin was born in 1943, Sisauna village of district Araria, Bihar. In the year 1969, it was the first time he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly as a Congress nominee. In the year 1989, he was elected as a Janata Dal candidate from district Purnea, Bihar also in the years of 1996, 1998, 2004 and 2014. In the year 1995, he won from the Jokihat seat as a Samajwadi Party candidate. In the year 1996, he fought Lok Sabha seat as a Janata Dal nominee from Kishanganj and he won. In the year 1996, in the government of HD Deve Gowda, he was a Union Minister of state for home affairs.He was Minister of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution during 2004 to 2009 in Manmohan Singh's government. [3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Veteran RJD leader Mohammad Taslimuddin passes away". The Indian Express. PTI. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Veteran RJD leader Mohammad Taslimuddin dies". India Today. PTI. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Mohammed Taslimuddin, RJD strongman and voice of Seemanchal - The Financial Express". financialexpress. financialexpress.com. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "RJD MP Mohammad Taslimuddin dies". ABP news. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.