Mehraj Malik | |
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![]() Mehraj Malik | |
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
Preceded by | Shakti Raj |
Constituency | Doda |
Doda District Development Council councillor | |
In office 24 December 2020 –8 October 2024 | |
Constituency | Kahara Constituency |
Co-chairman of J&K State Coordination Committee Aam Aadmi Party | |
In office 17 October 2022 –21 March 2025 | |
Preceded by | Post established |
State President of Jammu and Kashmir for Aam Aadmi Party | |
Assumed office 21 March 2025 | |
Preceded by | Post established |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehraj Din Malik 1988 (age 36–37) Bhalessa,Jammu and Kashmir |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence(s) | Tandla,Chilly Pingal,Bhalessa |
Alma mater | University of Jammu (M.A in political science),University of Jammu (B.ed) |
Occupation | Politician,social worker |
Profession | Public servant |
Mehraj Malik (born in 1988) is an Indian politician and social worker from Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected as a member of legislative assembly (MLA) for the Doda Assembly constituency in October 2024. He was the Aam Aadmi Party's first and only winning MLA candidate in J&K as of 2024. On 17 October 2022,the Aam Aadmi Party appointed him as co-chairman of the J&K State Coordination Committee. [1] On 21 March 2025,Malik was appointed as State President for Aam Aadmi Party in J&K. [2] [3] [4]
Mehraj Malik began his political career after joining the AAP in 2013 and ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 Assembly elections. [5] In 2020,he was elected to the Doda District Development Council as an independent candidate with the margin of 3511 votes in Kahara. [6] [7]
After protest against a land eviction drive in Jammu,Mehraj Malik was taken into custody for questioning. The authorities detained Malik due to allegations that he delivered a speech at the location where a violent incident occurred. [8] On 10 February 2023,he was released on bail. [9]
In October 2024,Mehraj Malik became the first member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),representing the Doda Assembly constituency. Malik's victory,with a margin of over 4,000 votes,marked a breakthrough for AAP in a region historically dominated by the National Conference and Congress. [10] [11] [12] [13]
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