Syed Shamsul Bari

Syed Shamsul Bari is an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the second MLA of Medinipur Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Early life and family

Bari was born into a Bengali family of Muslim Syeds in Midnapore district, Bengal Presidency.

Career

Bari contested in the 1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Medinipur Assembly constituency, defeating Marxist politician Kamakshya Charan Ghose. He lost to Ghose at the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.