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'''Alberuni Zulkarnain''' (born 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Alberuni Zulkarnain (Indian National Congress (INC)):Constituency- Malatipur (Malda) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=1713 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. He is a former member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Malatipur Assembly constituency]] in [[Malda district]]. He was elected in the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Malatipur Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Malatipur assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/malatipur-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-malatipur-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9129221.htm |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Zulkarnain is from [[Malatipur, Malda|Malatipur]], Malda district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Congress leader and doctor, [[Golam Yazdani]], a six time former MLA and minister. He completed his MA at [[Delhi University]] in 2005. He is a social worker and his wife is a homemaker.

== Career ==
Zulkarnain was elected from Malatipur Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He polled 50,643 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Abdur Rahim Boxi]] of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]], by a margin of 2,610 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Malatipur profile: Congress' Alberuni Zulkarnain won seat in 2016 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-malatipur-profile-congress-alberuni-zulkarnain-won-seat-in-2016-9300721.html |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malatipur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/malatipur-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He contested again in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] but lost the seat to Rahim Boxi, who shifted and contested on [[All India Trinamool Congress]] ticket. Zulkarnain polled 19,827 votes and finished third behind winner Rahim Boxi and Mausumi Das of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], who finished second.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malatipur Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Malatipur Constituency Election News LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/west-bengal-election-results-2021/wb-malatipur-constituency-47.html |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Malatipur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Abdur Rahim Boxi of TMC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/malatipur-election-result-2021-live-updates-malatipur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694529.html |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> Rahim Boxi got 126,157 votes and defeated Mausumi Das, who garnered 34,208 votes.<ref name=":0" />

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DessieIqj504 at 17:33, 4 June 2025