Shaikh Shamim Ahmed

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (20 March 1938 – 22 September 2019[1][2]) was an Indian politician and social worker. In 1980, he was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai Chinchpokli Constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.

Shamim Ahmed
Shaikh-Shamim-Ahmed, during victory rally, 28 May 1980, at Byculla, Bombay
Personal details
Born(1938-03-20)20 March 1938
Sudanipur, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died22 September 2019(2019-09-22) (aged 81)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseRehana Begum Shaikh
Children2

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.[3]

Career
Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi

In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the 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.

Elections contested
  • (1) 5th Lok Sabha Elections Feb-1971 (as Independent candidate) from 5 Bombay Central South, constituency.
  • (2) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1978, as Congress (I) Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, constituency
  • (3) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1980, as Indian National Congress, Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, constituency.

Positions held
  • 1) 1978–1980 – General Secretary, B.R.C.C. (I) Minority Cell.
  • 2) 1978–1990 – Vice President Bombay Central South District Congress Committee.
  • 3) Special Executive Magistrate (1988–1990)
  • 4) Special Executive Officer (2004–2008)

Maharashtra Assembly Results 1980
  • Constituency : 25 – Chinchpokli
NAMEGENDERPARTYVOTES %
1 . Shaikh Shamim AhmedMINC (I)17,51251.66%
2 . Kaviskar S. T.MIndependent9,36327.62%
3 . Shamim Ahmed (Taroq)MIndependent5,72016.87%
4 . Khan M. N.MJanata Party (Secular)1,3043.85%
  • Elector : 115834 Voters : 34346 Poll percentage : 29.65% Valid votes: 33899
  • 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.
    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 s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
    Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
  • One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D. Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.
    One Constituency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D. Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.
  • Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General Assembly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.
    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 M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.
    Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his constituency Chinchpokli, Bombay.

References
  1. "माजी आमदार शेख शमीम अहमद यांचे दु:खद निधन". Lokmat (in Marathi). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. "ممبئی: معروف مسلم سیاست داں شیخ شمیم احمد کا انتقال، آج تدفین ہوگی". Qaumiawaz (in Urdu). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. "Shaikh Shamim Ahmed Ex. M.L.A." azamgarh.co. 18 August 2019.
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