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] On 8 September 2025,Malik was arrested under Public Safety Act.
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]
On 8 September 2025,Malik,the lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for one year on grounds of disturbing public order. According to multiple news reports,he was the first sitting legislator in Jammu and Kashmir to be booked under the PSA. [14] [15] The detention order was issued by the District Magistrate (Deputy Commissioner) of Doda,Harvinder Singh,who notified the Assembly Secretariat of the action. [16] Officials stated that Malik had been named in 18 FIRs and 16 daily diary reports;the PSA action followed a public dispute with the Doda Deputy Commissioner over the location of a health sub-centre,video of which circulated on social media. [17] The detention drew criticism from political leaders including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. [18] [19]
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