Kunwar Danish Ali

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Zubia Danish
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(m. 2005)​
Kunwar Danish Ali
Danish Ail Official Portrail.jpg
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 –4 June 2024
Children3
Residence(s)Hapur, Uttar Pradesh [1]
Alma mater Jamia Millia Islamia
ProfessionAgriculture

Kunwar Danish Ali (born 10 April 1975) is an Indian politician and a former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Amroha, Uttar Pradesh.

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Early life

Ali was born in the Muslim family of Kunwar Jafar Ali and Nafees Jafar on 10 April 1975 in Hapur. [2] [3] He graduated from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. [1] On 15 January 2005, Ali married Zubia Danish, with whom he has a son and two daughters. [2]

Political career

Ali started his political career with Janata Dal (Secular) and went on to become the general secretary of the party. On 16 March 2019, he joined Bahujan Samaj Party with the consent of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. [4] Six days later, Bahujan Samaj Party announced that Ali would contest the upcoming 2019 Indian general election from Amroha constituency. [5] On 23 May, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating Kanwar Singh Tanwar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, his nearest rival by a margin of nearly 63,000 votes. Ali was polled 601,082 votes. [6]

He was the leader of Bahujan Samaj party in Lok Sabha from 6 November 2019 - 13 January 2020. [2] [7] He was a member of Consultative Committee for Ministry of Home Affairs from 2019 till 2024. [2]

Following the incident with Bidhuri, Ali met politicians like Rahul Gandhi, subsequently causing his suspension from BSP on 9 December 2023 for not following the Party line. [8] [9]

Ali joined Bahujan Samaj Party in March 2019 after leaving Janata Dal (Secular). On 9 December 2023, Bahujan Samaj Party suspended him for not following party line and engaging in anti-party activities. [10] [11]

Ali joined Indian National Congress on 20 March 2024. He contested the 2024 Indian general election from Amroha constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was defeated by Kanwar Singh Tanwar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 28,670 votes. Ali was polled 447,836 votes. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kunwar Danish Ali(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMROHA(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Zaffar, Hanan (4 October 2023). "The BJP is 'legitimising' hate speech: Indian Muslim MP". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "JD-S Leader Danish Ali joins Mayawati's BSP After Seeking 'Consent' From Kumaraswamy". News18. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Rashid, Omar (22 March 2019). "BSP fields ex-JD (S) leader Danish Ali in Amroha". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Amroha". Results ECI. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "BSP reappoints Danish Ali as its LS leader". The Hindu. 6 November 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "BSP Suspends Danish Ali Day After He Protested Against Expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra". The Wire. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Jain, Pankaj (22 September 2023). "'Mohabbat ki dukaan': Rahul Gandhi meets Lok Sabha MP abused by BJP leader". India Today. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ↑ B, Sreelakshmi (9 December 2023). "'Never engaged in anti-party activities': Danish Ali rejects BSP's claims over his suspension". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali Suspended after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's decision". BruTimes. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Biswas, Sayantani (20 March 2024). "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Suspended BSP MP Danish Ali joins Congress in Delhi". Mint. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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