Furqan Ansari

Furkan Ansari
Member of Parliament
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byPradeep Yadav
Succeeded byNishikant Dubey
ConstituencyGodda
Personal details
Born (1948-02-05) 5 February 1948 (age 76)
Madhupur, Jharkhand, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseMustari Khatoon
Children4
ResidenceDeoghar
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Furkan Ansari (born 5 February 1948) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he was the Member of Parliament for the Godda constituency of Jharkhand in the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009). He is Senior INC Leader of Jharkhand and was a Member of Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for five terms from 1980 to 2004.

His son Irfan Ansari is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for the Jamtara constituency; he too is an INC member.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Rajesh Kumar Pandey (11 March 2014). "Furkan Ansari's candidature for Godda seat sparks resentment among Congress workers". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Godda". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.


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