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Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha GHAFOOR, SHRI ABDUL [SAMATA PARTY - GOPALGANJ (BIHAR)]
Father's Name Shri Basir Ali
Date of Birth 1918
Place of Birth Vill. Sareya Akhtiyar, Distt. Gopalganj (Bihar)
Marital Status Married in 1934
Spouse's Name Smt. M. Nissa
Children One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
(Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Agriculturist
Permanent Address
Vill. Sareya Akhtiyar, P.O. Dharam Parsa
Distt. Gopalganj-841428
(Bihar)
Present Address
48, Western Court,
New Delhi-110001.
Tel. (011) 3746970
Positions Held
Deputy Minister, Bihar
Chief Minister, Bihar
1952-67 Member, Bihar Legislative Council
1952-66 Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council
1968-84 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1984-85 Union Cabinet Minister, Works and Housing
1985-86 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Communications
Special Interests
Gardening
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Football
Countries Visited
Bulgaria and the former U.S.S.R.
Election Result of
Gopalganj Lok Sabha ConstituencyTotal electorate 11,76,915
Total votes polled 7,11,866Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Abdul Ghafoor (S.A.P.) 3,22,012
(2) Shri Lal Babu Yadav (R.J.D.) 2,53,407
(3) Shri Kali Prasad Pandey (B.J.C.) 87,478
(4) Shri Satraj Singh [C.P.I.(ML)(L)] 35,732
Reference: Loksabha