Ashraful Hussain
Ashraful Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sukur Ali Ahmed |
| Constituency | Chenga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1994 (age 31) Haripur, Barpeta District, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India United Democratic Front |
| Alma mater | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| Profession | Politician, Journalist, Social worker, Poet |
Ashraful Hussain (born 10 January 1994) is an Indian politician from Assam currently serving as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly. A member of the All India United Democratic Front, he has represented the Chenga Assembly constituency since the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
At age 27, he was one of the youngest MLA members in the Assam Legislative Assembly elected in 2021, representing the Chenga (Vidhan Sabha Constituency) in lower Assam.
He graduated from the Indira Gandhi National Open University with a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW). Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist and was involved with the Karwan-e-Mohabbat campaign and Sambidhan Sevak. He advocated for the land rights of people displaced by flood erosion from the Brahmaputra River and participated in relief programs during seasonal floods in Assam and the COVID-19 lockdown in India.