Abdul Rashid Dar
Abdul Rashid Dar was a lawyer and politician from the state of Jammu & Kashmir, Dar was elected MLA as a member of the National Conference, representing the Shangus constituency of Anantanag[1] .He served in the state assembly till the government was dismissed and the assembly was dissolved by Jagmohan the governor of J&K.[2]
Abdul Rashid Dar | |
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 Abdul Rashid Dar as the Chairman presiding over a meeting of the J&K Legislative Council | |
| Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Governor | Girish Chandra Saxena Srinivas Kumar Sinha Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Deputy | P Namgyal |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Lone |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Governor | Jagmohan |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Maqbool Dar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Majid |
| Constituency | Shangus |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 1996–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1949 |
| Died | 28 February 2020 (aged 70) Srinagar, India |
Legislative Council[]
He was elected to the upper house as an MLC in 1996 and served as the deputy chairman of the house for a brief period Dar was subsequently elected as the chairman of upper house the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative council in 2001 and while serving as the chairman, he ceased to be a member of the JKNC in 2004 and remained independent while continuing to be the chairman of the J&K Legislative Council.[3]
No confidence motion[]
In 2004 a No confidence motion was moved against Abdul Rashid Dar by the Jammu and Kashmir National conference the motion was introduced to the house but the motion failed to muster the required number of votes and hence was defeated and Dar won the confidence of the house and continued as the chairman of the house till 2009.[4] Dar died on 28 February 2020.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results in 1987". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Governor dissolves Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly". UPI. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "JK Legislative Council chairman Dar expelled from NC: Omar". Zee News. 2004-03-13. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (2020-02-28). "Former LC Chairman Rashid Dar passes away". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- Indian politicians
- Jammu and Kashmir politicians
- 1949 births
- 2020 deaths