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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name           = Dr. Golam Yazdani
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| birth_date     = January 1917
| birth_place    = Barogachi, Malda district
| residence      = Vill. Habinagar, PO. & P.S. Chanchal, District Malda
| death_date     = 14 May 2009 (aged 92 years)
| death_place    = Chanchal, Malda district
| office1        = Member of Legislative Assembly
| constituency1  = [[Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharba]]
| term1          = 1957–1971, 1977–1980
| office2        = Member of Parliament
| constituency2  = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]
| term2          = 1980–1991
| party          = [[Indian National Congress]] 
| religion       = 
| spouse         = Maleka Begum
| children       = 2 sons
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'''Dr. Golam Yazdani''' (1917–2009) was a controversial Bengali politician, six-time MLA, three-time MP and cabinet minister in West Bengal. He was in jail for around three years and went underground for twenty months.

==Early years==
Dr. Golam Yazdani, son of Moulvi Raisuddin Ahmed, was born at Barogachi in Malda district in January 1917. He qualified as a doctor, passing M.B.B.S., DTM & H, and D.G.O. from [[Calcutta Medical College]], [[Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine]] and Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, all at Kolkata.<ref name=refocus>{{cite web| url = http://www.refocusindia.com/member-of-parliament-lok-sabha-profile-3482-Yazdani,%20Dr.%C2%A0Golam|title = Members of Parliament – Lok Sabha – Profile|work=Yazdani, Dr. Golam |publisher= reFocusindia | access-date = 21 July 2014}}</ref>

He married Maleka Begum in 1980 and had two sons.<ref name=refocus/>

==Political career==
He won the [[Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharba]] seat as an independent candidate in 1957,<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1962,<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1967<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and 1969,<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  |access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and as a [[CPI(M)]] candidate in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =   http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> He did not contest as a candidate in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =    http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and won it back as an independent candidate in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>

At that time [[Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharba assembly segment]] was part of [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]. Dr. Golam Yazdani successfully contested the Raiganj parliamentary seat as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate in 1980,<ref name=loksabha1980>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=General Elections, 1980 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> 1984<ref name=loksabha1984>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |title=General Elections, 1984 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> and 1989.<ref name=loksabha1989>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |title=General Elections, 1989 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
  
He was a cabinet minister for civil defence and passport in West Bengal from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=refocus/>

He was in emergency medical service during World War II, from 1943 to 1947. He was imprisoned for political reasons from 1971 to 1974, and went underground during the [[The Emergency (India)|emergency]] for 20 months.<ref name=refocus/>
 
He contributed substantially for the establishment of Chanchal College in 1969.<ref name=toi >{{cite web| url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Cong-leader-Yazdani-passes-away/articleshow/4537008.cms |title =Cong leader Yazdani passes away |publisher= The Times of India, 16 May 2009 | access-date = 21 July 2014}}</ref>

Dr. Golam Yazdani's popularity was because of his being a doctor and his social work.<ref name=refocus/><ref name=toi/>

==Death==
Dr. Golam Yazdani died at his Chanchal residence on 14 May 2009. He was 93.{{dubious|date=November 2015}} He was survived by two sons. His elder son Alberuni was active in politics in the Congress party.<ref name=toi/> Alberuni later contested in 2011 Assembly elections as an independent candidate.

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