Bazle Ahmed

Bazle Ahmad was an Indian politician and trade unionist, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India. By the mid-1960, he served as president of the UTUC (Lenin Sarani)-affiliated Sahebganj Loop Rail Sramik Union.[1] He represented the Murarai constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967-1972.[2] In the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he obtained 14,944 votes (41.37%).[3] In the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he obtained 22,766 votes (54.14%).[4] As a legislator he managed to convince the state government to set up a tertiary educational facility in his constituency, leading to the foundation of the Kabi Nazrul College.[5] In the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he obtained 16,310 votes (53.73%).[6] Bazle Ahmed lost the Murarai seat in the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 11,627 votes (29.49%).[7]

Bazle Ahmed stood as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate and finished in second place in the election in Murarai in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, with 16,755 votes (34.73%).[8] He confronted, among others, former SUCI party comrade and the erstwhile general secretary of the Sahebganj Loop Rail Sramik Union general secretary Ziad Buxi.[1][8]