Sheikh Siraj Ali

Sheikh Siraj Ali was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist [Party of India ]. He was a four-time member of the West Bengal [Legislative Assembly].

Early life

Ali was born into a Bengali family of Muslim Sheikhs in Kharagpur, Midnapore district, Bengal Presidency.

Career

He contested in the 1971 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election] where he ran as a Communist Party of India candidate for Kharagpur Local Assembly constituency, but lost to Congress politician Ajit Kumar Basu. In the 1972 West [Bengal Legislative Assembly election], Ali lost to Basu once again. In the 1977 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election], Ali was elected to the new Kharagpur Rural constituency. In the 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was re-elected to Kharagpur Rural after defeating Deben Das.