Ashraful Hussain
Ashraful Hussain | |
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| Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sukur Ali Ahmed |
| Constituency | Chenga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1994 (age 30) Haripur, Barpeta District, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India United Democratic Front |
| Alma mater | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| Profession | Politician, Journalist, Social worker, Poet |
Ashraful Hussain (born 10 January 1994) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the All India United Democratic Front from the Chenga Assembly constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3][4][5]
He is the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) of Assam Legislative Assembly (2021) aged 27, hailing from Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of lower Assam.[6] He has contested from All India United Democratic Front ticket and was elected with a margin of more than 50,000 votes. He emerged as a strong voice in the Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam 2021 Election for the rights of D voter and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). He graduated from Indira Gandhi National Open University with a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW). He was a journalist in various news organisations like Pratidin Time etc. He was a member of the campaign called Karwan-e-Mohabbat. He was also a member of Sambidhan Sevak. He fought for the land rights of the displaced people from the flood erosion of the Brahmaputra River. He was involved in various relief programmes in a seasonal flood of Assam and during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[7]
Early life and education
Hussain was born in a Muslim family in Haripur village, Barpeta. He comes from a family without any political background. His father is a small farmer and shopkeeper[8] and his mother is an Anowara Khatun homemaker. He passed his High School Leaving Certificate examinations from Tarabari Higher Secondary School.[citation needed] His senior secondary school was Ratnadip Junior College. Hussain then earned a diploma in Jr. Engineering from CIPET, Guwahati. Later on, he graduated from Indira Gandhi National Open University with Bachelor in Social Work.[3]
Social work and activism
From 2014 to 2016, Hussin was employed in the corporate sector in Pune. He then came to Assam and started solving the problems of citizenship crisis, land pattas, poverty, flood erosion, etc. He also did freelance journaling in news organisations of the state.[4]
Hussain worked as a journalist and reported the killing of 40 children and women by Militants on an island of Baksa district.[citation needed] In 2017, he started traveling across the country with his colleagues and visited the homes of people bereaved by mob lynching and hate violence. The campaign was called the Karwan-e-Mohabbat or Caravan of Love. The journey of the Karwan began in Assam in 2017, in a small village of Nagaon in which two young boys were killed by mob lynching. He then travelled to Jharkhand, Delhi, Mewat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka. The Karwan continued its journeys for three years, until the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[8]
Hussain was a member of Sambidhan Sevak, an initiative started by social worker and author Harsh Mander to spread awareness about the Indian constitution among the people in lower Assam. During the 2019 floods, Ashraful and members of the Sambidhan Sevak worked to distribute relief in many villages in the Barpeta district. He also joined Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS).[1]
When the process of the National Register of Citizens began in Assam by the order of the Supreme Court, Hussain helped illiterate people along with his colleagues in filling the National Register of Citizens forms and assisted them in travelling long distances at the time of the hearing. They called themselves Samvidhan Saathis or Friends of the Constitution.[2]
Hussain has also worked for the land rights of the people of Chenga. He served the people who were affected by the floods of the Brahmaputra River and volunteered the displaced people from the flood erosion.[citation needed] He channelised reliefs from various sources and organisations and aided things for the people during the COVID-19 lockdown in India in the Barpeta district of Assam. He volunteered in the distribution of amenities like masks, sanitizers, food, medicines and sanitary pads.[citation needed]
Assam Election 2021
In 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Ashraful's party AIUDF was in alliance with Congress, Bodoland People's Front (BPF) and CPI-M named Mahajut. Mahajut lost against Mitrojut of BJP.[citation needed]
Hussain defeated the incumbent Sukur Ali Ahmed who was a four times elected legislator of Chenga and served as a minister in the Tarun Gogoi-led state government.[citation needed] Sukur Ali of Indian National Congress (INC) got 23357 votes and Rabiul Hussain of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) got 23373 votes. Ashraful Hussain got 75312 votes and won with a margin of 51939 votes. He secured 58.83% of the votes and became the youngest legislator of Assam Legislative Assembly 2021.[9]
Personal life
Ashraful Hussain married Rehna Sultana on 27 May 2021. Sultana is an assistant professor at Sibsagar Girls' College.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Ashraful Hussain(AIUDF):Constituency- CHENGA(BARPETA) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b TimesNow. "Chenga Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE – Chenga Vidhan Sabha Election Results". TimesNow. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Chief Electoral Officer, Assam". ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b Dutta, Tridip K. Mandal,Anjana (4 April 2021). "In Assam, 'Miya' Poet Ashraful Hussain Turns Politician". TheQuint. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Assam: Activist Ashraful Hussain Wins Chenga Seat, Trounces Senior Politicos". thewire.in. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Nothing poetic about Ashraful Hussain's victory in Assam". The Indian Express. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Ashraful Hussain : Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". www.news18.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Assam MLA Ashraful Hussain on elections, NRC and development". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Assam's youngest legislator shows how elections can be won even with truth, love and poetry". Scroll In. 16 May 2021.