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Name of Member: Shri Abdul Ghafoor

Political Party: Samata Party

Constituency & State: Gopalganj (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 8,10,12

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 Constituency  

Total electorate 	11,76,915
Total votes polled 	 7,11,866

Votes 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

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