Shakila Jalaluddin

To present day, Jalaluddin holds the record for the largest number of votes in the Basanti constituency of West Bengal.

[4] After her father's sudden death in the Legislative Assembly in 1960, Indian Congress Party officials approached Shakila to replace him.

In her first term, she developed a statewide curriculum and provided guidance for implementing internationally recognized standards adopted by the Board of Education.

In 1961, while appointed as Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, she was married to Jal Jalal at the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Kolkata.

She is survived by her husband Jal Jalal, her two children, Adam and Tania, as well as two grandchildren, Sabrina and Stephanie, all still living in various parts of Canada.