Jaffer Hussain

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Jaffar Hussain Meraj
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly (Yakutpura Assembly Constituency)
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2014 - Present
Residence(s)Hashimabad, Hyderabad
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Jaffar Hussain Meraj (born 26 January 1960) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and a three time MLA. He won from Yakutpura constituency in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. [1]

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Early life and education

Born in Hyderabad, in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh. His father Ahmed Hussain was a former legislator from Seetarambagh. In 1967, his sons Minhaj Hussain and Maqsood Hussain, completed their MBA and took care of their family business. [2] In 2018, his younger son Maqsood Hussain died after prolonged illness. [3]

Career

Jaffer Hussain was elected to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for the first time in 2009 municipal elections from Tolichowki. He was then elected as Deputy Mayor of GHMC from 2009 to 2012.

He was elected as an MLA for the first time in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Nampally Assembly Constituency defeating Mohammed Feroz Khan from Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 17,296 votes. In the 2018 Assembly elections, he retained his seat defeating rival Feroz Khan, who represented Indian National Congress party. [4] Hussain got 57,940 votes while Khan managed to get 48,265 votes. [5] [6]

He won for third time contesting from Yakutpura Assembly constituency representing All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. He polled 46,153 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Amjed Ullah Khan of Majlis Bachao Tehreek, by a narrow margin of 878 votes. [7] Amjed Khan got 45,275 votes. [1] [8]

Earlier, he was the Deputy Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 2009 to 2012.

Positions held

#FromToPositionParty
1.20092012 Deputy Mayor of GHMC (1st term) AIMIM
2.20142018 MLA (1st term) from Nampally AIMIM
3.20182023 MLA (2nd term) from Nampally AIMIM
42023Incumbent MLA from Yakutpura AIMIM

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References

  1. 1 2 "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ensuring water supply is priority: Nampally MLA-elect". The Hindu. thehindu.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "AIMIM MLA Jaffer Mehraj's son passes away". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Yakutpura Constituency Election Results 2023: Yakutpura Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "TS Election results: AIMIM's Jaffar Hussain Meraj retains Nampally". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.telangana.gov.in/legislature/MLAs
  7. ↑ "Yakutpura assembly election results 2023: Yakutpura Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Live, A. B. P. (3 December 2023). "Yakutpura Election Result 2023 Live: Aimim Candidate Jaffar Hussain Wins From Yakutpura". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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