Mohammad Ilyas (Indian politician)
Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | |
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Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 28 October 2019 | |
Constituency | Punhana |
Minister of Power, Government of Haryana | |
In office 21 March 1991 – 11 May 1996 | |
Additional Ministry and Departments |
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Minister of State, Government of Haryana | |
In office 3 March 2000 – 5 March 2005 | |
Ministry and Departments |
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Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 28 October 2009 – 20 October 2014 | |
Constituency | Punhana |
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 9 March 2000 – 8 March 2005 | |
Constituency | Ferozepur Jhirka |
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 9 July 1991 – 10 May 1996 | |
Constituency | Nuh |
Personal details | |
Born | Punhana, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana, India) | 1 April 1954
Political party | Indian National Congress (rejoined April 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2000), Indian National Lok Dal (2000 - 2018), Jannayak Janta Party (2018 - 2019) |
Relations | Chaudhary Sardar Khan (uncle), Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman (brother) |
Parent | Chaudhary Rahim Khan (father) |
Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia |
Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas (born 1 April 1954) is an Indian Politician who is a current member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Punahana constituency in Nuh district of Haryana. He has been elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly four times and has served as a Minister twice in the Government of Haryana.
Early life
[edit]Mohammad Ilyas was born to Chaudhary Rahim Khan in the village of Sultanpur-Punahana on 1 April 1954. He has three brothers and four sisters. His father was elected a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Faridabad constituency in 1984 till his death on 18 December 1987. His father was also elected as Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly three times, Firstly in 1967 and secondly 1972 and in last elected in 1982 from Nuh constituency. His father served as minister twice in Government of Haryana.
Political career
[edit]He was initially elected from the Nuh constituency and worked as Power Minister from Indian National Congress during that time (1991–1996). Then from Ferozepur Jhirka constituency and worked as Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and Waqf Board during that time (2000–2005). He was then elected twice as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Punahana constituency (2009–2014) (2019-2024).[1][2][3]
He also contested an election for parliamentary seat of the Faridabad constituency in 2004 and lost the election to Avtar Singh Bhadana with a margin of 1,51,929 votes.[4]
Personal
[edit]He is a member of the Rahim Khan Clan, one of the most prominent political families in the Mewat region. His brother, Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman, was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh constituency (2005–2009). His uncle, Chaudhary Sardar Khan, was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh constituency and worked as Deputy Home Minister in the Government of Haryana (1977–1982).[citation needed]
He is married to Anwari Begum and has 6 children.[2] He did Bachelor of Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia.[citation needed]
Positions held
[edit]Legislative Assembly Terms
[edit]# | From | To | Position | Party |
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1. | 1991 | 1996 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term) | INC |
2. | 2000 | 2005 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Ferozeopur Jhirka (2nd term) | INLD |
3. | 2009 | 2014 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (3rd term) | INLD |
4. | 2019 | 2024 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (4th term) | INC |
Haryana Government
[edit]- Minister of Power and Irrigation from 1991 to 1996.
- Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development, and Waqf Board from 2000 to 2005
Other Notable Positions
[edit]- State Vice-President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana from 2006 to 2008.
Electoral performance
[edit]Legislative Assembly Elections
[edit]Year | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share | Margin | |
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1987 | LKD | Nuh | Lost | 15,773 | 24.92% | 27,970 | |
1989 (by-election) | INC | Lost | 14,206 | 15.28% | 18,523 | ||
1991 | Won | 17,274 | 28.47% | 4,243 | |||
1996 | IND | Lost | 7,379 | 10.98% | 13,022 | ||
2000 | INLD | Ferozepur Jhirka | Won | 44,288 | 50.32% | 17,560 | |
2005 | Lost | 33,372 | 32.45% | 1,723 | |||
2009 | Punahana | Won | 18,865 | 23.22% | 2,688 | ||
2014 | Lost | 31,140 | 29.56% | 3,141 | |||
2019 | INC | Won | 18,865 | 28.76% | 816 |
2004 Lok Sabha Election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Avtar Singh Bhadana | 357,284 | 42.2 | New | |
INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 2,05,355 | 24.3 | New | |
BJP | Ramchander Bainda | 1,71,714 | 20.3 | ||
BSP | Haji Abdul Malik | 71,459 | 8.4 | ||
Haryana Vikas Party | Devender Bhadana | 13,042 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 1,51,929 | 17.9 | New | ||
Turnout | 8,44,718 | 56.66 | 42.2 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mohammad Ilyas(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PUNHANA(MEWAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "MLA details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Punahana Election Result 2019 LIVE: Punahana MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Faridabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.