GHAFOOR, SHRI ABDUL
[SAMATA PARTY - GOPALGANJ (BIHAR)]
Father's Name Shri Basir Ali Date of Birth1918 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 IndiaPress 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.
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com IndianAge.comTotal 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
Election Result of Gopalganj Lok Sabha Constituency