Yeakub Hossain

Mohammad Yakub Hossain was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for over a decade.

Yakub Hossain
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1951–1962
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Shiromani Prasad
Constituency	Nalhati
Personal details
Born	Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency
Political party	Indian National Congress

Career

Hossain contested in the inaugural West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for Nalhati Assembly constituency, defeating the Hindutva-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha candidate Suresh Chandra Sinha.^[1] He contested in the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and was re-elected to Nalhati after winning against independent candidate Vishnupada Ghose.^[2]