Archive · 4 Nov 2025
Former Congress MLA Mainul Haque, who later joined Trinamool, passes away
A politician named Mainul Haque, who used to be a lawmaker from a place called Farakka five times when he was with the Congress party, has passed away.
He was 63 years old.
He had gotten sick with a heart problem a few months ago and was being treated in a hospital.
Later, he joined a different political party called Trinamool Congress.
Even though he was no longer with Congress, the Chief Minister and other leaders from Trinamool Congress shared their sadness about his death.
He had started his political journey as a student leader and was an important figure in his district.
Former five-time Congress MLA Mainul Haque passed away at the age of 63.
Haque represented the Farakka Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
He had been undergoing treatment since suffering a cardiac arrest in September.
Haque switched from Congress to Trinamool Congress in 2021.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee expressed condolences.
- Who
- Mainul Haque, a former five-time Congress MLA from Farakka who later joined the Trinamool Congress
- What
- Passed away at the age of 63
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Kolkata hospital
- Why
- After suffering a cardiac arrest in September and undergoing treatment
- Age
- 63
- Constituency
- Farakka
- Last Party Affiliation
- Trinamool Congress
- Previous Party Affiliation
- Congress
- MLA Terms
- Five