HOSSAIN, SHRI SYED MASUDAL
C.P.I(M) - MURSHIDABAD (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name:   Late Shri Syed Abul Hossain

Date of Birth:   14 August 1939

Place of Birth:   Beniagram in Distt. Murshidabad (West Bengal)

Marital Status:   Married on 24 April 1983

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Nargis Sattar Hossain

Educational Qualifications :
B.A.,LL.B.

Profession :
   Political & Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   C.P.I. (M) office, 18, Bimal Sinha Road, 
P.O. Berhampore, Distt. Murshidabad-742149 
(West Bengal)
Tels. (06812) 20231, 20228

Positions Held :
   
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-84Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies
Member, Committee on Government Assurances 
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1989-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies
Member, Standing Committee on Food & Civil Supplies
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Committee of Privileges 
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Special Interests :
   Social service and relief work

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading and travelling

Countries Visited :
   China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Mauritius, Philippines, 
Singapore and Thailand

Other Information :
   Chairman,  West  Bengal  Muslim  Marriage  and  Kazis  Advisory 
Committee 1984-91;  Member (i)  Aligarh Muslim University Court 
1989-91;  and   (ii)  West  Bengal  Board  of  Wakfs; President 
(i) West Bengal Cooperative Workers' Federation (C.I.T.U.); and 
(ii) West Bengal Railways Hawkers Union (C.I.T.U.)

Election Result :
   
Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,37,493
Total votes polled 9,96,549
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Syed Masudal Hossain [C.P.I.(M)]4,52,273
(2) Shri Anarul Hossain Khan (I.N.C.)4,15,088
(3) Shri Amulya Mondol (B.J.P.)  60,339
(4) Shri Abdus Salam (Ind.)    23,734