Abbas Ansari

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Abbas Ansari
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
10 March 2022 –1 June 2025 [1]
Residence(s) Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationPolitician
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Abbas Ansari (born 12 February 1992) is an Indian sports shooter, politician, and convicted criminal. He won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Mau representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party. [2] He was later disqualified as MLA after his conviction for 2022 hate speech case by a special MP-MLA court. [3]

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Background

The elder son of Indian gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, Abbas Ansari's mother is Afsha Ansari. [4] He is the great-grandson of Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari – a political leader and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University, he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936. [5] Abbas's uncles, Afzal Ansari and Sibgatullah Ansari, have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. [6]

Political career

Abbas is the former MLA of Mau Assembly constituency. He was removed from office following his termination. [7] [8]

Other representations

Ansari has also represented India at international level as a sport shooter in shotgun shooting. [9] [10]

Arrests and Controversies

Money laundering case

Ansari was arrested in November 2022 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with money laundering activities. [11] He has been held without bail as of 2024. [12] During his incarceration, Abbas allegedly met his wife, Nikhat Ansari, illegally [ clarification needed ] within the prison premises and ran his business from jail through his wife's phones. He was subsequently transferred from Chitrakoot prison to Kasganj district jail. [13] [14]

The Supreme Court on 7 March 2025 granted interim bail with “stringent” riders to the MLA of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party Abbas Ansari in a case under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. [15] Ansari was released from Kasganj district jail on Friday after he obtained interim bail from the Supreme Court under the Gangster Act. Jail Superintendent Vijay Vikram Singh has confirmed that he was released at 2 pm, with tight security arrangements during the process. After his release, Abbas, along with his family, left for Lucknow. [16]

2022 hate speech case and arrest

On 31 May 2025, a trial court in Mau concluded the trial and awarded two years jail term to Ansari resulting in the termination of his Assembly membership. Mau police booked Ansari and others under section 171F (offence of undue influence at an election) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Bhirani, Garvit (1 June 2025). "Abbas Ansari, son of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, disqualified from UP assembly after conviction in case". mint. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "up election result 2022: मुख्तार अंसारी की बादशाहत बरकरार, बेटा अब्बास अंसारी जीता". Hindustan (in Hindi). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Abbas Ansari disqualified as UP MLA after conviction in hate speech case". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lady don Afsha: The story of Mukhtar Ansari's fugitive wife". The Economic Times. 30 March 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927". Congress Sandesh, Indian National Congress publication. Archived from the original on 7 March 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "UP Elections 2017: Rejected by Akhilesh, Mukhtar Ansari Join Mayawati's BSP, Vow to Rout SP in Polls" . Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Another son rises in UP: Skeet shooter Abbas takes over Mau from big daddy Mukhtar Ansari". Firstpost. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Allahabad HC rejects Abbas Ansari's plea in hate speech case". The Times of India. 25 June 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Like Father, Unlike Son: Shooting star Abbas Ansari wants to salvage family name". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "In Ghosi, Mukhtar Ansari can be a spoiler for everyone" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "ED arrests Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas in money laundering case". The Economic Times. 5 November 2022. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Moin, Mohd (29 March 2024). "Mukhtar Ansari's Family To File Plea For Jailed MLA Son Abbas Ansari's Parole". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "पहले प्यार, फिर शादी और फिर जेल में 'गंदी बात'... निकहत और अब्बास अंसारी के मिलन और जुदाई की पूरी कहानी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari ran his business from jail through wife's phones". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Supreme Court grants bail to MLA Abbas Ansari in case under UP Gangster Act, imposes conditions, indianexpress.com. Accessed 20 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Abbas Ansari Released from Kasganj Jail After Two-Year Jail Term, thedailyguardian.com. Accessed 20 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Allahabad HC rejects Abbas Ansari's plea in hate speech case". The Times of India. 25 June 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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