Saifuddin Choudhury

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Saifuddin Choudhury | image = | birth_date = 1 August 1952 | birth_place = Memari, West Bengal | death_date = 14 September 2014 (aged 62) | death_place = New Delhi | office = Member of the Indian Parliament <br /> for Katwa | term_start = 1980 | term_end = 1996 | predecessor = Dhirendranath Basu | successor = Mahboob Zahedi | spouse = Ruksana Chowdhury | party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) (until 2001)<br/>Party of Democratic Socialism(2001-2014) | alma_mater = University of Calcutta | profession = Politician, social worker | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Saifuddin Choudhury''' (1 August 1952 – 14 September 2014), was an Indian politician who was a CPI(M) leader and MP from West Bengal state of India. In February 2001 he formed Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.rediff.com/news/2000/oct/03saif.htm|title=rediff.com: Saifuddin Choudhury out of CPI-M|website=us.rediff.com|accessdate=17 April 2023}}</ref>

==Political career== He was elected to the Lok Sabha on a CPI(M) ticket from Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp40.htm | title = 40 – Katwa Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal | accessdate = 2010-11-12 | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-date = 21 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172848/http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp40.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> He took a progressive role in Shah Bano case in his tenure as a Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kolkata/Whistleblower-communist-dies/articleshow/42473814.cms | title=Whistleblower communist dies | Kolkata News | website=The Times of India | date=15 September 2014 }}</ref> He later took an important role during discussion on Narasima Rao government, too.<ref>[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/1315079101.htm Motion of confidence in the council of ministers adopted] Parliament of India 15 July 1991 {{webarchive|date=24 November 2004|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124201832/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/1315079101.htm}}</ref> He fared badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency), getting just 0.46% of the total votes polled. His membership of the party was not renewed.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/jadavpur.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181116/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/jadavpur.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2009-05-19| title = General Election 2009 Jadavpur | access-date = 2009-05-25| work = West Bengal Election Results| publisher = Ibnlive }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Former-CPIM-Leader-Saifuddin-Choudhury-Dies-of-Cancer/859871|title=Former CPI-M Leader Saifuddin Choudhury Dies of Cancer|publisher=outlookindia.com|date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

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