Shaikh Shamim Ahmed

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed शेख़ शमीम अहमद شیخ شمیم احمد
File:Shaikh-Shamim-Ahmed.jpg Shaikh-Shamim-Ahmed, during victory rally, 28 May 1980, at Byculla, Bombay
Personal details
Born	(1938-03-20) 20 March 1938 Sudanipur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Rehana Begum
Children	Ubaid Azam Azmi & Abdul Rehamn
Residence	Mumbai
Religion	Muslim

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (Marathi मराठी : शेख़ शमीम अहमद Urdu: شیخ شمیم احمد اعظمی, born 20 March 1938) is a politician and social worker from Bombay, India. In 1980, he was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai Chinchpokli Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.

Early life

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, the son of Shaikh Azizur Rahman, was born into a family of landlords in the small town of Sudanipur (Shudnipur), in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.

Career

File:Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi.jpg

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi

In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai Chinchpokli Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.

Political and social activities

In 1977 at the call of "Jail bharo andolan" (fill up the jails) in support of Indira Gandhi, (former Prime Minister of India) Ahmed took the initiative and courted arrest with 96 supporters at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was sentenced to three days imprisonment and sent to Varanasi Central jail. He contested general elections for the Assembly in 1978 as a Congress (I) candidate.

Positions held

1978-1980 - General Secretary, B.R.C.C.(I) Minority Cell.
1978-1990 - Vice President Bombay Central South District Congress Committee.

Maharashtra Assembly Results 1980

• Constituency : 25 . CHINCHPOKLI

NAME	GENDER	PARTY	VOTES	%
1 . SHAIKH SHAMIM AHMED	M	INC(I)	17512	51.66%
2 . KAVISKAR S. T.	M	INDEPENDENT	9363	27.62%
3 . SHAMIM AHMED (TARIQ)	M	INDEPENDENT	5720	16.87%
4 . KHAN M. N.	M	JANATA PARTY (SECULAR)	1304	3.85%

• ELECTORS : 115834 VOTERS : 34346 POLL PERCENTAGE : 29.65% VALID VOTES : 33899

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  Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (left), With Mrs. Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) during his Assembly election campaign at Byculla, Bombay on 14 May 1980.

• Victory Rally -- Shaikh Shamim Ahmed.jpg

  Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.

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  One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D.Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.

• Victory-shamim-ahmed-16.jpg

  Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.

• Shaikh Shamim Ahmed.jpg

  Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.

References

• [1] Maharshtra Assembly Elections Result - 1980

External links

• Photos of Shaikh Shamim Ahmed