Abdul Ghani Kohli

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Abdul Ghani Kohli (born 1943) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elected in 2014 from Kalakote in Rajouri district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. [1] He defeated Rashpal Singh of National Conference by 6,178 votes. [2] He became the first Muslim MLA to win on BJP ticket in Jammu and Kashmir. [3] The BJP replaced him by Thakur Randhir Singh ji to contest the 2024 Assembly election from the new Kalakote-Sunderbani constituency. [4]

Education

Kohli obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Kashmir in 1968. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdul Ghani Kohli(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KALAKOTE(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Just the fourth Muslim MLA for BJP". The Hindu. 23 December 2014. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Big names dropped, BJP goes with the same, 'cancelled', J-K candidate list". The Indian Express. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "ABDUL GHANI KOHLI(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Kalakote(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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