Nawsad Siddique
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Pirzada
| name = Nawsad Siddique
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| office = Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
| termstart = 2 May 2021
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| predecessor = Abdur Razzak Molla
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| constituency = Bhangar
| majority = 26,151
| office1 = Chairman of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Development Committee
| termstart1 = 9 July 2021
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| predecessor1 = Position established
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|5|2}}
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| residence =Furfura Sharif, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
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| relations =Abbas Siddiqui (Brother)
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = Aliah University
| party = Indian Secular Front
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| module = {{Infobox religious biography
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| religion = Islam
| denomination = Sunni
| jurisprudence = Hanafi
| Sufi_order = Silsila-e-Furfura
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| parents = Mohammad Ali Akbar Siddique (father)
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Pirzada Mohammad Nawsad Siddique (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian politician of Indian Secular Front.
He is the Chairman of the Indian Secular Front. Currently, he is serving as an MLA from Bhangar constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a candidate of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party. He is Great grandson of the Pir of Furfura's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique.
Early life
Nawsad Siddiqui is from Bhangar, South 24 Paraganas district, West Bengal. His father Ali Akbar Siddiqui was the son of Pir Zulfiqar Ali, known as "Chhto Huzur" of Furfura Sharif. He is the fourth generation of the founder of Furfura Sharif Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique. Nawsad's elder brother Abbas Siddiqui is the founder of the Indian Secular Front.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=কে এই আব্বাস সিদ্দিকী, কীভাবে উত্থান, জানুন 'ভাইজানের' অজানা কাহিনি |url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/amp/gallery/west-bengal-election/who-is-isf-leader-pirzada-bhaijaan-abbas-siddiqui-ahead-of-west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-spb-qpfr23 |access-date=2021-05-18 |website=asianetnews.com}} In 2015, he obtained a master's degree under Aliah University.{{Cite web |title=Md. Nawsad Siddique - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/WestBengal2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=692 |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=myneta.info}}
Political career
On 21 January 2021, Abbas Siddiqui founded a new political party called the Indian Secular Front and appointed his younger brother Nawsad as its chairman.{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |last2=Datta |first2=Sudipta |date=2021-04-09 |title=West Bengal Assembly Elections {{!}} Crucible of ISF, Bhangar reflects experiment in Muslim politics |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly/crucible-of-isf-bhangore-reflects-experiment-in-muslim-politics/article34282381.ece |access-date=2021-05-12 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembky-elections-2021-indian-secular-front-ups-ante-on-seats/cid/1807005 |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=টেলিগ্রাফ ইন্ডিয়া}} Ahead of the 2021 assembly elections, the party formed a united front called Sanjukta Morcha with the Indian National Congress and the Left Front.{{fact|date=July 2024}}
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Nawsad was elected from Bhangar as a candidate representing Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party. The Sanjukta Morcha won only this seat in the election.{{Cite web |title=একলা বিরোধী নওশাদের হাজিরায় স্পিকার নির্বাচন বিধানসভায় |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/isfs-Nawsad-siddiqui-is-the-only-opposition-mla-to-appear-in-the-speaker-election-dgtl/cid/1279940 |access-date=2021-05-18 |website=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা}}
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Category:Aliah University alumni
Category:West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026
Category:People from Hooghly district
Category:Indian Secular Front politicians