Saifuddin Choudhury

Saifuddin Choudhury (1 August 1952 – 14 September 2014), 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 (PDS).^[1]

Saifuddin Choudhury
Member of the Indian Parliament for Katwa
In office 1980–1996
Preceded by	Dhirendranath Basu
Succeeded by	Mahboob Zahedi
Personal details
Born	1 August 1952 Memari, West Bengal
Died	14 September 2014 (aged 62) New Delhi
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist) Party of Democratic Socialism
Spouse	Ruksana Chowdhury
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Profession	Politician, social worker

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.^[2] He took a progressive role in Shah Bano case in his tenure as a Member of Parliament.^[3] He later took important role during discussion on Narasima Rao government also.^[4] He fared very badly in the 2009 election from Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency). His membership of the party was not renewed.^[5][6]