Afzal Ansari
Afzal Ansari
Constituency: Ghazipur
Born/Date of Birthday: 14 August 1953
Place of Birth: Yusufpur, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship: Indian
Political party: Bahujan Samaj Party
Educational Qualifications: Post Graduate
Educated at: Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession: Agriculturist, Politician
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 26 Oct 1991
Spouse's Name: Smt. Farhat Ansari
Children: Mariya Ansari, Nusrat Ansari, Nuriya Ansari
Nephews: Abbas Ansari, Umar Ansari
Parents: Shri Subhanullah Ansari, Smt. Begum Rabia
Permanent Address: Yusufpur Sheikhtola, Jamalpur, Mohammedabad, Ghazipur- 233 227, Uttar Pradesh
Tels : (05493) 242208,242153
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Fax :(05493) 2205634
14-B, Dali Bagh, Tilak Marg, Hazrat Ganj, Lucknow-226001, U. P.
Tels : (0522) 2207928, 2205634
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Fax : (0522) 2205634
Afzal Ansari (born 14 August 1953) is an Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Member of Parliament (MP) of India for Ghazipur constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He won the 2004 general Lok Sabha election on the Samajwadi Party ticket.
Early life
Afzal Ansari was born in Yusufpur–Mohammadabad town in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his school education. For higher studies, he enrolled in the local post-graduate college and completed Post Graduation from the University of Gorakhpur. Ansari's father Subhanullah Ansari was the chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad, Mohammadabad, and was elected unopposed. His grandfather Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari served as the president (1926–1927) of the All-India Muslim League, as well as the Indian National Congress (INC), and was one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Former Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is Afzal Ansari's uncle. Ansari's elder brother is Sibagatullah Ansari is an ex-MLA, and his younger brother Mukhtar Ansari is a politician.
Former governor of Odisha, former Member of Parliament from Bidar and career diplomat Shaukatullah Shah Ansari and the former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Faridul Haq Ansari, were forebears of Ansari.
Political career
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ansari started his political career with the Communist Party of India. He contested Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 1985 for the first time and defeated Abhay Narayan Rai from Indian National Congress with a margin of 3,064 votes. From 1985 to 2002, Ansari served five terms as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mohammadabad Assembly constituency.
Member of Parliament
Afzal Ansari contested the 2004 Lok Sabha general election in 2004 on the Samajwadi Party ticket and defeated Manoj Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 226,777 votes.
After some political differences, Ansari left the Bahujan Samaj Party and founded a new political party called Quami Ekta Dal and served as its Secretary-General before merging it with Bahujan Samaj Party.
Positions held
- Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (five terms) 1985–2001
- Elected to 14th Lok Sabha, 2004
- Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
- Member, Central Haj Committee of India
