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Abid Hussain Ansari

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Abid Hussain Ansari
عابد حسين أنصاري
ConstituencyZadibal, Srinagar, Kashmir
Personal details
Born27 October 1946
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Political partyJammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Other political
affiliations
General secretary, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Chairman, Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust
ChildrenKumail Hussain Ansari and a Daughter
Residence(s)Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Abid Hussain Ansari (Kashmiri: عابد حسين أنصاري) is an Indian politician and businessman from Jammu and Kashmir. He was a former member of Jammu and Kashmir's Legislative Assembly from Zadibal Assembly constituency representing Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Ansari is from Batmaloo, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Mohammad Jawad Ansari. He passed Class 10 from Government Boys School, Nawa Kadal, Srinagar.[3]

Career

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Ansari won from Zadibal Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.[4] He was nominated by JKPDP, after the death of his Brother Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014. In December 2018, he attacked JKPDP and quit the party.[5][6] He joined Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference. He is also the general secretary of All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Zadibal Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Zadibal Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu And Kashmir". Elections in India. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Jammu & Kashmir 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Abid Hussain Ansari(JKPDP):Constituency- ZADIBAL(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list". India Today. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ Staff, Scroll (8 December 2018). "Jammu and Kashmir: Former MLA Abid Ansari quits Peoples Democratic Party". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ KNS (28 September 2018). "Altaf Bukhari living in a wonderland: Abid Ansari". KNS. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  7. ^ SERVICE, GK NEWS (14 September 2023). "Abid Hussain Ansari pays tributes to brave martyrs". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 21 September 2024.