Saifuddin Choudhury

Saifuddin Choudhury, was an Indian politician who was a CPI(M) leader and MP from West Bengal state of India. In February 2001 he formed Party of Democratic Socialism.

Political career

He was elected to the Lok Sabha on a CPI(M) ticket from Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991. He took a progressive role in Shah Bano case in his tenure as a Member of Parliament. He later took important role during discussion on Narasima Rao government also. He fared badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency), getting just 0.46% of the total votes polled. His membership of the party was not renewed.