Furqan Ansari
Appearance
Furkan Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2004 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Nishikant Dubey |
| Constituency | Godda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1948 Madhupur, Jharkhand, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mustari Khatoon |
| Children | 4 |
As of 25 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Furkan Ansari (born 5 February 1948) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he was the Member of Parliament for the Godda constituency of Jharkhand in the 14th Lok Sabha (2004–2009). He is Senior INC Leader of Jharkhand and was a Member of Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for five terms from 1980 to 2004.
His son Irfan Ansari is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for the Jamtara constituency; he too is an INC member.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rajesh Kumar Pandey (11 March 2014). "Furkan Ansari's candidature for Godda seat sparks resentment among Congress workers". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Godda". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.