Choudhary Mohammad Akram

Choudhary Mohammad Akram (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Surankote Assembly constituency in Poonch district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress. He won the 2024 election as an independent candidate. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Akram is from Lassana village, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of late Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad Aslam. He completed his B.E. in Civil Engineering in 1991 at R.E.C. Srinagar. ^[3]

Career

Akram won from Surankote Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 30,584 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, by a margin of 8,064 votes. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election he polled 34,201 votes as an independent candidate and defeated his nearest rival, Mohammad Shahnawaz of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 8,551 votes. ^[7]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2024	Surankote		Independent	Won	39.37%	Mohammed Shahnawaz		INC	29.18%	[8]
2014	Surankote		INC	Won	46.45%	Mushtaq Ahmed Shah		JKNC	34.20%	[9]

References

1. "Pahari-Gujjar divide in first battle for Jammu ST seats; BJP, INDIA play role reversal". The Indian Express. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
2. "Surankote Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates". News18. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
3. "Ch Mohd Akram(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SURANKOTE(POONCH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
4. PTI. "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: BJP state chief faces uphill task against former party colleague in Nowshera". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list". India Today. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. The Times of India (10 October 2024). "6 Independent MLAs may back NC, taking it to magic no. of 48" . Retrieved 23 October 2024.
7. "Surankote (ST) Assembly Election Results 2024: Surankote (ST) Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
8. Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
9. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.