Toraf Hossain Mandal

Toraf Hossain Mandal is an Indian social worker and politician belonging to the Trinamool Congress. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

Mandal was born in 1959 to a Bengali family of Muslim Mandals in the village of Doraha in West Dinajpur district, West Bengal. He was the son of Haji Rahimuddin Mandal. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Balurghat College in 1985.

Career

Mandal worked at a madrasa. He successfully contested in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as a Trinamool Congress candidate for the Kumarganj Assembly constituency, defeating Marxist candidate Mafuja Khatun. Mandal regained his seat in Kumarganj following the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he defeated the Hindutva-aligned BJP-WB candidate Manas Sarkar.