By Zaidul Haque, for TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: In total 22 Muslims have got elected to Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Eleven of them are from Trinamul Congress – the party of Union Minister Mamata Banerjee has swept the civic body elections held on May 30. The elections were held in 80 municipalities in West Bengal.
Out of 141 Wards in Kolkata Municipal Corporation area, Muslims have won on 22 seats – 11 from Trinamul, 8 from Left Front and 3 from Congress.
List of Muslim elected candidates of Kolkata civic body
All India Trinamul Congress : 11
Ward No.28 |
FARZANA ALAM |
Ward No.44 |
REHANA KHATOON |
Ward No.54 |
AMIRUDDIN (BOBBY) |
Ward No.60 |
GULZAR ZIA |
Ward No.61 |
MANZAR IQBAL |
Ward No.62 |
IQBAL AHMED |
Ward No.66 |
JAVED RAFAT |
Ward No.82 |
FIRHAD HAKIM |
Ward No.134 |
MD. IKBAL |
Ward No.135 |
RUBINA NAZZ |
Ward No.136 |
SHAMSUZZAMAN ANSARI |
Indian National Congress : 3
Ward No.138 |
TAPSIRA BEGUM |
Ward No.140 |
MAMTAJ BEGUM |
Ward No.141 |
MOYNUL HOUQUE CHOWDHURY |
Left Front : 8
CPIM: 4
Ward No.39 |
MD. JASIMUDDIN |
Ward No.75 |
BELQUIS BEGUM |
Ward No.137 |
MD.AMIN ANSARI |
Ward No.139 |
MD.BADRUDDOZA MOLLA |
AIFB: 2
Ward No.77 |
NEZAMUDDIN SHAMS |
Ward No.78 |
SHAMIMA REHAN KHAN |
CPI : 1
Ward No.64 |
FARZANA CHOWDHURY |
RSP: 1
Ward No.94 |
SETABUDDIN KHONDEKER |
Noted defeated candidates in Kolkata are:
Jawed Ahmed Khan- AITMC
Rukhbanur Rahman (Brother of Rizwanur Rahman)- AITMC
Shammi Jahan- INC
Abu Sufiyan- CPIM
Faiyaz Ahmed Khan- CPIM