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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alifa Ahmed
| image = Alifa Ahmed.png
| image_upright = yes
| caption =
| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 23 June 2025
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Kaliganj Assembly constituency|Kaliganj]]
| predecessor = [[Nasiruddin Ahamed]]
| successor =
| birth_place = [[Kaliganj, Nadia]], West Bengal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|4 March 1987}}
| spouse = Dr. Kabirul Islam
| children = 2
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Bengal College of Engineering and Technology]]
| profession = Politician, Engineer
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Alifa Ahmed''' is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. She is elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in 2025 By-election from [[Kaliganj Assembly constituency|Kaliganj]] with huge margin of more than 50000 votes <ref>{{Cite web |author= |date=2025-06-23 |title=Bengal Bypoll Result: TMC's Alifa Ahmed Sweeps Kaliganj By A Margin Of Over 50,000 Votes |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/bengal-bypoll-result-2025-tmc-alifa-ahmed-sweeps-kaliganj-by-a-margin-of-over-50-000-votes-1782419/amp |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> as a member of the [[Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALIFA AHMED KALIGANJ : BYE ELECTION ON 19-06-2025 (NADIA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=2406|access-date=2025-06-23|website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaliganj Bypoll Election Result 2025 LIVE: Alifa Ahmed of TMC Wins
|url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kaliganj-bypoll-election-result-2025-live-leading-winner-mla-9395823.html|date=2025-06-23|access-date=2025-06-23|publisher=News18}}</ref><ref name="Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal’s Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=23 June 2025 |title=Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal's Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assembly-bypoll-results-nilambur-ludhiana-kaliganj-visavadar-kadi-live-updates-june-23-2025/article69726381.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623125254/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assembly-bypoll-results-nilambur-ludhiana-kaliganj-visavadar-kadi-live-updates-june-23-2025/article69726381.ece |archive-date=23 June 2025 |access-date=23 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Kaliganj Bypoll Election Result 2025">{{cite news |date=23 June 2025 |title=Kaliganj Bypoll Election Result 2025 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJun2025/candidateswise-S2580.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623141201/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJun2025/candidateswise-S2580.htm |archive-date=23 June 2025 |access-date=23 June 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref name="Trinamool Congress wins Kaliganj Assembly by-election, BJP sees silver lining">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=23 June 2025 |title=Trinamool Congress wins Kaliganj Assembly by-election, BJP sees silver lining |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/trinamool-congress-wins-kaliganj-assembly-by-election-bjp-sees-silver-lining/article69728741.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624042307/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/trinamool-congress-wins-kaliganj-assembly-by-election-bjp-sees-silver-lining/article69728741.ece |archivedate=24 June 2025 |accessdate=24 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed secures landslide victory against BJP's Ashish Ghosh; CM Mamata Banerjee expresses gratitude">{{cite news |title=Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed secures landslide victory against BJP's Ashish Ghosh; CM Mamata Banerjee expresses gratitude |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kaliganj-bypolls-tmc-candidate-alifa-ahmed-secures-landslide-victory-against-bjps-ashish-ghosh-cm-mamata-banerjee-expresses-gratitude/articleshow/122027644.cms |access-date=24 June 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=23 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624043420/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kaliganj-bypolls-tmc-candidate-alifa-ahmed-secures-landslide-victory-against-bjps-ashish-ghosh-cm-mamata-banerjee-expresses-gratitude/articleshow/122027644.cms |archive-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>

==Education==
She completed her B.Tech from Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, Durgapur, and did her schooling at Holy Family School, Krishnagar.

==Career==
Alifa Ahmed has over 15 years of experience with Tata Consultancy Services as an Agile Delivery Manager. She was elected as an MLA in the 2025 by-election for the [[Kaliganj Assembly constituency|Kaliganj]] with a winning margin of over 50,000 votes.

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:People from Nadia district]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2026–2031]]

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YvonneTran476 at 17:03, 6 May 2026