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'''Firoza Begam''' (born 1969)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Firoza Begam(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RANINAGAR(MURSHIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=1782 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[West Bengal]]. She is a former two time member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Raninagar Assembly constituency]] in [[Murshidabad district]]. She won seat in [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]] and [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tiruvannamalai Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Tiruvannamalai Constituency Election News LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/west-bengal-election-results-2021/wb-tiruvannamalai-constituency-63.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Raninagar Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Abdul Soumik Hossain of TMC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/raninagar-election-result-2021-live-updates-raninagar-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3695891.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Begam is from [[Raninagar]], Murshidabad district, West Bengal. She married Mohammed Aminul Islam. She completed her MA at [[North Bengal University|University of North Bengal]] in 1992. She served as a headmistress of Pulinda Girls High School and her husband is also a headmaster of Nazirpur Esserpara High School.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Begam won from Raninagar Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. She polled votes and defeated her nearest rival, Maksuda Begum of the [[All India Forward Bloc]], by a margin of 1,089 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-29 |title=West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Raninagar profile: Congress' Firoza Begam has held seat since 2011 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-raninagar-profile-congress-firoza-begam-has-held-seat-since-2011-9399861.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> She retained the seat for the Indian National Congress winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election defeating Humayun Kabir of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] by a margin of 48,382 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raninagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/raninagar-west-bengal-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Raninagar Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Raninagar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/raninagar-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-raninagar-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9155101.htm |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> She lost the next election to [[Abdul Soumik Hossain]] of the All India Trinamool Congress by a margin of 79,702 votes in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Politicians from Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:University of North Bengal alumni]]
[[Category:Women members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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EmanuelNathan at 11:22, 26 May 2025