Indian politician and social worker

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (20 March 1938 – 22 September 2019) was an Indian politician and social worker. In 1980, he was elected as an MLA from the Mumbai Chinchpokli Cons*uency as an Indian National Congress candidate.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Political and social activities
• 4 Elections contested
• 5 Positions held
• 6 Maharashtra *embly Results 1980
• 7 References

Early life

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, the son of Shaikh Azizur Rahman, was born into a family of landlords in the small town of Sudanipur (Shudnipur), in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.

Career

Shaikh Shamim Ahmed with Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi

In 1980, Ahmed was elected as an MLA from the Chinchpokli Cons*uency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative *embly from 1980 to 1985.

Political and social activities

In 1977 at the call of "Jail bharo andolan" (fill up the jails) in support of Indira Gandhi, (former Prime Minister of India) Ahmed took the initiative and courted arrest with 96 supporters at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was sentenced to three days imprisonment and sent to Varanasi Central jail.He contested general elections for the *embly in 1978 as a Congress (I) candidate.

Elections contested

• (1) 5th Lok Sabha Elections Feb-1971 (as Independent candidate) from 5 Bombay Central South, cons*uency.
• (2) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1978, as Congress (I) Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, cons*uency
• (3) Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 1980, as Indian National Congress, Candidate, from Chinchpokli, Mumbai, cons*uency.

Positions held

• 1) 1978–1980 – General Secretary, B.R.C.C. (I) Minority Cell.
• 2) 1978–1990 – Vice President Bombay Central South District Congress Committee.
• 3) Special Executive Magistrate (1988–1990)
• 4) Special Executive Officer (2004–2008)

Maharashtra *embly Results 1980

• Cons*uency:: 25 . Chinchpokli

• Elector:: 115834 Voters:: 34346 Poll percentage:: 29.65% Valid votes: 33899

• Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (left), With Mrs. Indira Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) during his *embly election campaign at Byculla, Bombay on 14 May 1980.

• Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General *embly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.

• One Cons*uency (Chinchpokli) & three M.L.A's. B.D.Zute, Shaikh Shamim Ahmed, and Madhu Chavan on 28 May 1980.

• Victory Rally: Shaikh Shamim Ahmed s/o Shaikh Azeezur Rahamn wins Maharashtra State General *embly Election from Chinchpokli (Byculla), Mumbai on 28 May 1980.

• Shaikh Shamim Ahmed M.L.A. addressing a public meeting in his cons*uency Chinchpokli, Bombay.

References

• Maharshtra *embly Elections Result - 1980
• GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, 1971
• Maharshtra *embly Elections Result - 1978