Ashraful Hussain

Ashraful Hussain (born 10 January 1994) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly representing the All India United Democratic Front from the Chenga Assembly constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.

Ashraful Hussain
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 May 2021
Preceded bySukur Ali Ahmed
ConstituencyChenga
Personal details
Born10 January 1994 (1994-01-10) (age 30)
Haripur, Barpeta District, Assam
Political partyAll India United Democratic Front
Alma materIndira Gandhi National Open University
ProfessionJournalist, Social worker, Poet

He is the youngest Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) of Assam Legislative Assembly (2021) aged 27, hailing from Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of lower Assam. He has contested from All India United Democratic Front ticket and was elected with a margin of more than 50,000 votes. He emerged as a strong voice in the Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam 2021 Election for the rights of D voter and National Register of Citizens (NRC). He graduated from Indira Gandhi National Open University with a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW). He was a journalist in various news organisations like Pratidin Time etc. He was a member of the campaign called Karwan-e-Mohabbat. He was also a member of Sambidhan Sevak. He fought for the land rights of the displaced people from the flood erosion of Brahmaputra River. He was involved in various relief programmes in seasonal flood of Assam and during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

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