Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

OSMANI, SHRI A. F. GOLAM
[UNITED MINORITIES FRONT, ASSAM - BARPETA (ASSAM)]



Father's Name             Late Golam Wazid Barbhuiya              

Date of Birth             1 April 1933

Place of Birth            Silchar, Distt. Cachar (Assam)

Marital Status            Married

Spouse's Name             Smt. Jahanara Choudhury                 

Children                  Two sons and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               B.A., LL.B. and Barrister-at-Law

               Educated at Dacca University (now in Bangladesh), Calcutta
               University (West Bengal) and Lincoln'n Inn, London (U.K.)

Profession         

               Lawyer

Permanent Address  

         (I)   Wazid Manjil,                           
               Waterworks Road                         
               Silchar- 1 (Assam)                      

               Tel. (03842) 35440                                                    

          (II) B-2, F-2, Housing Colony,
               Hengrabari, Guwahati - 781001
               (Assam)

               Tels. (0361) 563137, 520379
                
Present Address

               28, South Avenue,
               New Delhi - 110011

               Tel. (011) 3792164

Positions Held  

1978-82        Member, Assam Legislative Assembly (two terms)

1978-81        Cabinet Minister, Public Works Department,
               Supply, Irrigation and Power, Veterinary, Animal
               Husbandary and Fishery

               Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Assam
               Legislative Assembly

               Member, Library Committee

1998           Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 and    Member, Committee on Estimates
1999-2000

1998-99        Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs
       
               Member, Consultative Committee , Ministry of
               Rural Areas and Employment

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  

Editor, Borak (Published from Silchar); Publisher,
Janakranti, Guwahati, Assam; associated with N.G.O. Magazine
Compass, published from Calcutta

Social and Cultural Activities  

Secretary, Tagore Society for Cultural Integration,
Silchar, Assam; and Member of N.G.O. Satadal Sahayak
Samiti (Assam)

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Tourism and Gardening

Countries Visited  

France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and U.K.

Other Information  

Secretary, Silchar Bar Association, 1976

Election Result of
Barpeta Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate        10,22,555
Total votes polled       6,24,733

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri A.F. Golam Osmani   (U.M.F.A.) 3,57,759
(2) Smt. Manjushree Pathak   (B.J.P.)   1,33,297
(3) Shri Uddhab Barman       [C.P.I.(M)]1,01,004
(4) Shri Bhubaneswar Barman  (Ind.)       11,130
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