Heena Shahab facts for kids
Heena Shahab is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. She is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party and wife of the Indian convicted criminal and politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, a former member of parliament from Siwan district. Shahab is the current Leader of Opposition from Siwan Lok Sabha constituency.
Quick facts for kids
Heena Shahab
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| Born | November,1976 Siwan, Bihar, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Mohammad Shahabuddin |
| Children | Heera shahab, Osama Shahab |
| Residences | Siwan, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Baba Bheem Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
Heena Shahab born in November, 1976 at Siwan district completed her higher education at Daud Memorial Girls High School Bihar, Patna in 1985 and got a certificate for Intermediate From Z.A. Islamia College Siwan, Bihar in the year 1988 and also got a Bachelor degree in arts from Vidya Bhawan Mahila Mahavidyalya Siwan. Once Heena said,
- " The veil or hijab was custom in her family from her maternal in laws. Even after this, I was never stopped for anything. I studied from school to college with complete independence.Then I was the only student of Siwan's college who used to come and study in the veil or hijaab ".
During her graduations she married Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Political career
In the Indian general elections, 2009, her husband was in jail serving life imprisonment for kidnapping and murder in 2007 during these period Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav gave ticket to Mohammad Shahabuddin's wife Heena Shahab in 2009, 2014 and 2019 consecutive years. Shahab had no political experience She had spent most of her years indoors, immersed in the scriptures and household chores. . until then had led a devout burqa-clad life, contested from her husband's Siwan Lok Sabha constituency as a candidate of RJD political party.
2009 elections
In 2009 elections, her main opponent was indepedent Om Prakash Yadav. Heena was not an active campaigner, showing herself in public only at a few meetings with RJD cheif Lalu Prasad Yadav and her star campaigner, bollywood movie actor Sanjay Dutt. She garnered 172,764 (~29%) of the votes, but lost to Prakash by 63,000 votes.
2014 elections
Shahab secured the 2014 ticket for the Siwan parliamentary constituency, again contesting Om Prakash Yadav, who this time ran as a member of the BJP party. Prakash won and became member of parliament from this seat. He collected a total number of 372670 votes and secured the first position, where Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Hena Shahab wife of Mohammad Shahabuddin stood second with total 258823 votes. She lost by 113847 votes.
2019 elections
Again, in 2019 elections Heena Shahab came back for parliament constituency in siwan district with RJD but, this time also she had defeated by Kavita Singh wife of Ajay Kumar Singh a criminal profiled leader who is also embroiled in dozens of criminal cases, is a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly and the Janata Dal (United) candidate also an opponent of Mohammad Shahabuddin. Kavita Singh got her seat through the JDU and full support through BJP and JDU, even Amit Shah waved his hands in Kavita Singh's political rallies.
