Usman Abdul Majid

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Usman Abdul Majid (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Bandipora Assembly constituency in Bandipore district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress. [1]

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Early life and education

Majid is from Bandipora, Bandipur district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Kabir Ganie. He completed his B.A. in 1985 from a college affiliated with the University of Kashmir. [2] He was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Students' Liberation Front. [3]

Career

Majid won from Bandipora Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 25,084 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nizamudin Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 3,743 votes. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf
  2. ↑ "Usman Abdul Majid(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BANDIPORA(BANDIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ↑ "From terror to politics". Frontline. 2002-02-15. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Ballot not bullet now rules in Bandipora". The Economic Times. 2014-11-24. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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