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Sheikh is from Batmaloo, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Gulam Nabi Sheikh. He completed his Class 10 in 1982 and later discontinued his studies. [3]
Sheikh won from Batmaloo Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 12,542 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohammad Irfan Shah of the J&K National Conference, by a margin of 4,327 votes. [4]
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