Asif Muhammad Khan
Asif Muhammad Khan Former MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Okhla | |
| In office 2009–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Parvez Hashmi |
| Succeeded by | Amanatullah Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1961 Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh |
| Citizenship |  India |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mrs. Fehmina Khan |
| Children | Ariba Khan (daughter) |
| Parent | Mr. Ashfaque Mohd. Khan (father)[1] |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Profession | Farmer & Politician |
Asif Muhammad Khan (born 8 February 1961) is an Indian politician and was member of the Fourth and Fifth Legislative Assemblies of Delhi, India. He represented the Okhla constituency and is a member of the Indian National Congress. Asif is the younger brother of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.
Early life and family
[edit]Asif Khan was born on 8 February 1961 in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
His daughter Ariba Khan is Counsellor of Abul Fazal ward (Okhla) in MCD since 2022.
Career
[edit]Khan contested and won his first election in 1997 from the Okhla ward of Municipal Corporation of Delhi as an independent candidate.[2] He won the election into the Municipal Council for a second term and remained a councillor till 2007. Khan then contested the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election from a Rashtriya Janta Dal ticket from Okhla but lost to Parvez Hashmi by only 541 votes.[3] After Hashmi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, Khan contested the 2009 by-election and became a member of the assembly. He later switched to the Indian National Congress in 2013.[4] He went on to win the seat for a second time in the 2013 Assembly Election. Khan lost the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election and came third.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Asif Mohd. Khan". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Delhi State Election Commission". sec.delhigovt.nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2008 TO THE 4th DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REPORT AND STATISTICAL DETAILS" (PDF). 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ MuslimMirror (27 August 2013). "Okhla MLA Asif Mohmmad Khan joins Congress". Muslim Mirror. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from the 54, Okhla Constituency" (PDF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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