Imran Pratapgarhi (born 6 August 1987) is the current Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra July 2022 and Indian Urdu-language poet and Indian National Congress politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. Pratapgarhi is known for his protest poetry that particularises the Muslim experience and identity in India and other parts of the world; he is especially known for his Urdu nazms "Madrasa" and "Han Main Kashmir Hoon."[1]
Imran Pratapgarhi | |
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| Chairman of Minority Department All India Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2021 | |
| National President Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Nadeem Javed |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chairman | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed Imran Khan 6 August 1987 Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Poet & Politician |
| Awards | Yash Bharti Award 2016 |
Pratapgarhi was a losing candidate in the 2019 Indian general election as an Indian National Congress candidate from Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Pratapgarhi was appointed chairman of the Minority Department of the All India Congress Committee on June 3, 2021.[3]
Early life and poetic career edit
Pratapgarhi was born as Mohammed Imran Khan to Mohammed Iliyas Khan on 6 August 1987 in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed his master's in Hindi literature from Allahabad University.[1] At that time he wrote poetry in Hindi and participated in Kavi Sammelans (poetry symposiums). He started participating in Mushairas in 2008 and his Nazm Madrasa became popular.[1] Apart from Madarsa, his other writings include Filisteen, Najeeb, and Umar out of over 100 Nazms written by him.[1]
Political career edit
A critic of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Pratapgarhi joined the Indian National Congress and contested in 2019 Indian general election from Moradabad, where he lost to S. T. Hasan of Samajwadi Party with a margin of more than half a million votes (590,218 votes).[4][5]
Pratapgarhi was appointed AICC minority department chairman on 3 June 2021.[3]
In June 2022, Pratapgarhi was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra on Indian National Congress nomination.[6]
Positions held edit
| Year | Description |
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| 2022 - Till Date | Elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra
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Awards edit
- Yash Bharti Award 2016 - highest Award of Uttar Pradesh Government.[7][8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Manazir, Wasi (25 April 2018). "Meet Imran Pratapgarhi, the rockstar poet who draws tens of thousands of fans at Urdu mushairas". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "2019 general election results". elections.in. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi appointed Congress minority department chairman". National Herald. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "राज ने खड़े किए हाथ, मुरादाबाद से चुनाव लड़ेंगे शायर इमरान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi: Congress candidate to contest from Moradabad in Lok Sabha Election 2019". Newsd.in. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Congress' pick of Imran Pratapgarhi for Rajya Sabha polls angers partymen: Who is the 34-yr-old poet-turned-politician?". 31 May 2022.
- ^ "UP Government confers Yash Bharti award to 46 people, list includes nine Muslims". twocircles.net. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "CM presented Yash Bharati awards". The Pioneer. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.