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Siddiqullah Chowdhury is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He is the state president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and a Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly on a Trinamool Congress ticket.

Political career
Chowdhury unsuccessfully contested from the Katwa Lok Sabha constituency twice (1984,1998) from an Indian National Congress ticket. He is also the president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind West Bengal unit. Chowdhury also contested the Basirhat seat on an All India United Democratic Front ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

In January 2016, Chowdhury said that his party Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind may enter into an pre-poll alliance for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2016.

In March, it was announced that Chowdhury would contest the Mangalkot constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket. From election affidavit, it was found that his wealth surpassed 12 million rupees ($195941), which included and agricultutal land. He said that the Mamata Banerjee led government had worked on minority development on the fields of education, burial grounds and higher studies. He won the elections by defeating his nearest rival Sahajahan Chowdhury of Communist Party of India (Marxist) by 11 thousand votes. He was subsequently made a cabinet minister and given the portfolio of "Minister of state with independent charge in mass education, library and parliamentary affairs".

It was found that only 1.5% of West Bengal's population has used the government libraries, so Chowdhury said that the goverment is taking steps to "turn people back towards books and libraries". He also ordered that books journals, magazines, books about agriculture must be present in libraries funded by state government.

Views
Chowdhury has said that Muslims need not to learn patriotism from other other citizens or the government. According to him, if Muslims did not participate in Indian freedom struggle, then it would have taken "another 100 years" for India to become independent. He said that if India became a Hindu state, then India would collapse.

An article in Bdnews24.com accussed Chowdhury of harbouring a hostile attitude to the Sheikh Hasina government due to the executions based on war crimes.

Controversies
Even after a Supreme Court order banning the use of red beacon on vehicles, Chowdhury was found to be using it. He defended himself by saying that unlike the imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque Noorur Rahman Barkati (who was also using it), the facility was given to him by the state government and he had not received any notice from the same.

About Barkati, Chowdhury commented that if he wants to live in India then he must follow Indian rules. He also said that, he will get political position in Pakistan.