Kolkata, April 9 -- Former Malda South Congress MP Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, popularly known as Dalu, passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Kolkata.
He was 89 and had been suffering from prolonged illness. Dalu's son, Isha Khan Chowdhury, is the current Congress MP from Malda South.
Dalu came from a prominent political family.
His uncle, former union Minister A. B. A. Ghani Khan Chowdhury, passed away just before the state assembly elections on April 14, 2006 - two decades ago.
At that time, Dalu was the MLA from Kaliachak and subsequently won the by-election to become MP from the undivided Malda constituency.
After delimitation, he won the Malda South Lok Sabha seat in 2009, 2014, and 2019.
He also served as Ministe...