Javed Ahmed Khan is a long-standing public servant, social worker and a committed politician

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 of the All India Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 (TMC) party. Born in 1956, Javed Ahmed Khan completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Kolkata

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 in 1978.

Mr. Khan got involved in public service

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 in an attempt to help make a change for the better since he is passionate about improving the lives of the people of Kolkata; in particular, promoting policies that encourage a sustainable economy, services that work, government that people can trust, dynamic communities and a robust environment.

In the year 2006, the people of Ballygunge

Ballygunge

Ballygunge is an upmarket and elite locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria and the Lakes in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Lansdowne in the west...

 (South Kolkata

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, West Bengal

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, India

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) elected Mr. Khan as their representative (MLA) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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.

The TMC legislator has also served as a councillor of Ward no. 66 (Topsia) from the year 1995-2010. In addition, in the year 2000-2005, Mr. Khan was sworn in as the Member, Mayor in Council (Health) of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

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 (KMC), headed by Mr. Subrata Mukherjee

Subrata Mukherjee

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(former Mayor of Kolkata). Nonetheless, from 2005–2010, Khan was elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the KMC.