Abu Azmi
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Abu Asim Azmi | |
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| Maharashtra State President of Samajwadi Party | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | constituency created |
| Constituency | Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1955 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party |  Samajwadi Party |
| Relations | Ayesha Takia (daughter-in-law) |
| Children | Farhan Azmi |
| Residence(s) | Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University |
| Occupation | Politics, Business |
| Profession | Manpower Consultants, running Hotels, Director In Companies And Investment In Firms |
| Website | www |
Abu Asim Azmi (born 8 August 1955) is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Constituency, Mumbai. He belongs to the Samajwadi Party.[citation needed]
He is the President of the Maharashtra state branch of the Samajwadi Party.[1] He currently represents Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar of Mumbai Suburban District in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Politics[edit]
Azmi entered politics and in 1995, under his leadership, the Samajwadi Party (SP) won two seats in the Maharashtra state assembly. In 2004, entering his first election cycle, Azmi was defeated by Yogesh Patil of the Shiv Sena from Bhiwandi constituency. From 2002 to 2008, Azmi was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rajya Sabha.
In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Azmi was defeated by Gurudas Kamat (Congress). However, in 2009, Azmi was elected to the Maharashtra Assembly where he served for two terms. He successfully contested the seats of Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar and Bhiwandi (East), and under rules limiting successful candidates to one region, he chose Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar.
Azmi is the only MLA from Maharashtra to have won from 2 seats simultaneously in one election.[citation needed]
Azmi has secured three consecutive wins in his Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Constituency from 2009 to 2024.
Controversies[edit]
Abu Azmi had said, In Islam, men and women are forbidden from having premarital sex and if done, both are punished “Islamically.” However his statement was changed and portrayed to be shown as if he is proposing the idea of the rape victim to be hanged to death. Which was completely false. The reason behind this comment came after party leader Mulayam Singh had said that a lot of men have lost their lives to fake accusations of being raped when it was first considered consensual by both the parties.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
Key
| Election | Assembly Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar | Abu Azmi | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2014 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rajya Sabha members" Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi Accessed 30 December 2009