Abid Raza Khan (born 29 March 1972) is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1][2] He represents the Badaun constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party and considered very close to Azam Khan and Akhilesh Yadav. Recently he joined Indian National Congress.[3][4]
Abid Raza Khan | |
|---|---|
| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office Mar 2012 – Till 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Chandra Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Mahesh Chandra Gupta |
| Constituency | Badaun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1972[1] Budaun district[1] |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party |
| Parent | Hamid Raza Khan (father) |
| Alma mater | M. J. P. Rohilkhand University[2] |
| Profession | Businessperson, politician |
Early life and education edit
Abid Raza Khan was born in Budaun district. He attended the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University and attained Diploma in Computer Science.[1][2]
Political career edit
Abid Raza Khan has been a MLA for one term. He represented the Badaun constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[citation needed]
He has political relations with big personalities of Samajwadi Party like Azam Khan. Due to some controversy with M.P. Dharmendra Yadav he left the Samajwadi Party and joined the Indian National Congress.[1][2]
He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Mahesh Chandra Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]
Posts held edit
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2012 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "BADAUN Election Result 2017, Winner, BADAUN MLA, Uttar Pradesh".