Mohammed Taslimuddin | |
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MP | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 17 September 2017 |
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Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Singh |
Constituency | Araria |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sisauna, Araria (Bihar) |
4 January 1943
Died | 17 September 2017 Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
(aged 74)
Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Spouse(s) | Akhtari Begum (m. 1949) |
Children | Three Sons, Two Daughters |
Residence | Araria |
As of 17 September, 2017 |
Mohammed Taslimuddin (4 January 1943 – 17 September 2017) was an Indian politician and a veteran RJD leader. He hailed from the village of Sisauna in the Araria district of Bihar. He started his political career as a sarpanch and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1969, serving as an MLA eight times. In 1989, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Purnia constituency. He was thrice elected as an MP from the Kishanganj constituency in 1996, 1998 and 2004. He served his final stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha after being elected from the Araria constituency.
He died on 17 September 2017 at the age of 74 after being treated for respiratory problems in Chennai, he was laid to rest with state honours on 19 September 2017 at his birth place located in sisauna jokihat, In his funeral at least half million people attended which is a record number in whole of bihar for any funeral