Sekh Sahonawez

Sekh Sahonawez is an Indian politician with the Trinamool Congress party, who is accused of murder in three cases and of attempted murder, kidnapping and other crimes in a number of other charges.[1]

In May 2011, he won the Ketugram seat in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election, and became the state legislative representative for the area. Ketugram has faced increasing violence in recent months owing to clashes between Trinamool and the CPI-M parties.[2]

The Trinamool party leader Mamata Banerjee has come under attack for fielding as many as 69 persons with criminal antecedents.[3]

References

1. National Election Watch (16 May 2011). "Analysis of Winners in West Bengal 2011 Assembly Elections" (PDF). This analysis of elected officials in West Bengal 2011 lists Sahonawez as the representative with the most serious criminal cases against him.
2. "In red den and ballot box, CPM fights loosening grip". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011.
3. "Bengal has most criminal MLAs; TN most crorepatis".