Muhammad Momtaz

Maulana Muhammad Momtaz was an Islamic scholar and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a member of the first West Bengal [Legislative Assembly].

Early life

Momtaz was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Kharagpur, Midnapore district, Bengal Presidency.

Career

Momtaz contested in the 1952 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election] where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Kharagpur [Assembly constituency], defeating Hindutva-oriented Bharatiya Jana Sangh politician B. C. Ghose. He lost to Marxist candidate Narayan Chobey in the 1957 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election].