Maviya Ali

Maviya Ali
माविया अली
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
Feb 2016 – Mar 2017
Preceded by Rajendra Singh Rana
Succeeded by Brijesh Singh
Constituency Deoband
Personal details
Born (1973-01-20) January 20, 1973[1]
Saharanpur district[1]
Nationality  India
Political party Samajwadi Party[1]
Spouse(s) Zahir Fatima (wife)
Children 01 daughter and 01 son (Haider Ali)
Parents Chirag Sabir (father)[1]
Residence Deoband
Alma mater Islamia Inter College [2]
Profession Politician

Maviya Ali (Hindi: माविया अली) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[3][4]

Early life and education

Maviya Ali was born in Saharanpur district. He attended the Islamia Inter College and is educated till twelfth grade.[1][2]

Political career

Ali was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 17 February 2016 in an assembly by poll as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party from the Deoband seat.[5] The seat was vacated as the MLA Rajendra Singh Rana died due to cancer.[6]

In the 2017 Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh, Ali as a candidate of the Samajwadi Party came third after being polled 55 thousand votes and lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Brijesh Singh.[7][8]

Controversies

In 2015, Ali courted controversy by saying that there was "no harm" if Sadhvi Rithambara (a Hindu leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad) was assassinated. He made this statement in response to her comments on 2015 Dadri mob lynching incident.[9]

In August 2017, the Uttar Pradesh government passed a circular asking the madrasas (Islamic religious schools) to video record their Independence Day celebration. Ali courted controversy by saying on this matter that they were Muslims first and then they were Indians.[9]

Posts held

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012016Mar-2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). My neta.info. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "NDA wins seven Assembly seats in bypolls in eight States". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rana cremated with full state honours". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Requiem for Muslim leadership's immaturity in UP". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Deoband Election Results 2017: Brijesh of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. 1 2 "We're Muslims first, Indians later, says Samajwadi Party leader Maviya Ali". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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