Murtaza Ahmed Khan

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Murtaza A. Khan is a Member of the Legislative Council in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [1]

Born in village Narol of Poonch District of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Murtaza A. Khan is a well known lawyer and widely travelled person. He got bachelor's degree in law from Aligarh Muslim University, Master's from USA and engaged in legal profession in Canada. After several years of stay in North America, he returned to Jammu and Kashmir and resumed legal profession. He is contesting from BJP seat in Mendhar in 2024 Assembly elections.

He joined Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, [2] headed by former Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed at its inception in July 1999 as a founder member, authored its Constitution and served it in various capacities. Was elected as Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (Upper House of the State's bicameral legislature) in February 2007. He is leader of PDP's legislature party in the Upper House. He was appointed PDP's General Secretary in August 2007. Known for his resolute bearing, he commands massive following and support of the Punjabi and Pothwari/Pahari speaking Muslim communities across Jammu and Kashmir.

As a member of the Legislative Council, he has served on various Standing Committees as a member and notably as chairman of the Committee on Government Assurances and Committee on Privileges Departmental Committees. He has also served as member on the joint (financial) committees like Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee. He also served as member of the Joint Select Committee on Inter District Recruitment Bill. He was appointed as Chairman of a House Committee constituted during the Summer Session 2012 to probe an issue of land grabbing by a sitting minister in Omar Abdullah's Cabinet but immediately before its second meeting scheduled to be held in mid November 2012, the Committee was controversially disbanded in the wake of withdrawal of three of its members belonging to the ruling alliance parties for unknown reasons.

He represented his Party at various national level seminars and conferences on political resolution of the K issue including the Round Table Conference held in April 2011 at Srinagar by the Padgoankar lead three member team of interlocutors appointed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for resolution of the issue.

Electoral performance

ElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes %Opposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote %Ref
2024 Mendhar BJP Lost20.87% Javed Ahmed Rana JKNC 38.89% [3]
2014 Mendhar INC Lost11.11% Javed Ahmed Rana JKNC 47.75% [4]

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References

  1. ↑ http://jammukashmir.nic.in/govt/mlc.html [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Murtaza A. Khan". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.


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