Mehboob Ali (Uttar Pradeshi politician)

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Mehboob Ali
MLA in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
March 2017
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byMangal Singh
ConstituencyAmroha
Personal details
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)Sakina Begum
RelationsBashir Ahmed (father)[1]
ChildrenParvez Ali Shahnawaz Ali
ResidenceAmroha, Uttar Pradesh[1]
OccupationAgriculturist[1]
CommitteesChairman Public Accounts Committee Uttar Pradesh
PortfolioEx-Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh

Mehboob Ali is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He is representing the Amroha seat on a Samajwadi Party ticket since 2002. He has also held different ministerial berths.

Political career[]

Mehboob Ali won his first MLA election from Khanth seat becoming lone mla of his party. Ali won the Amroha seat in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2002 on a Rashtriya Parivartan Dal ticket.[2] Ali was given the portfolio of "Minister of State for Waqf" by Chief Minister Mayawati.[3] In Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2007, Ali contested on a Samajwadi Party ticket.[4] He retained his seat as he defeated his nearest rival candidate Mangal Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by 714 votes.[5] Hs continued to retain the seat in the consequent Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2012 and Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2017.[6]

In the Akhilesh Yadav ministry, Ali was made the Minister of Sericulture and Textile in November 2015 during a cabinet reshuffle by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.[7] In October 2016, he was given the additional charge of Minor Irrigation.[8]

Personal life[]

Mehboob Ali born in Shakarpur village near post Rajabpur district Amroha. Though Ali's wife Sakina Begum was given a ticket by his party for contesting as the president of Zilla Parishad, it was later withdrawn.[9] His son, Pervez Ali is a member of Legislative Council.[10]

Controversies[]

As of December 2012, Ali had 15 criminal cases pending against him. They included robbery, kidnapping and attempt to murder.[11]

In March 2012, an FIR was lodged against Ali by Peace Party candidate Naushad Ali. Naushad Ali alleged that Mehboob Ali and his supporters had allegedly assaulted him and a polling agent.[12] He is also accused of murdering political rival Shaukat Pasha, who had contested against him in the 2012 elections.[13] This caused sectarian conflict between the Muslim communities of Turk (to which Pasha belonged) and Malik (Ali's community). Gram Panchayats lead by Turks passed a resolution asking people not to vote for Ali. Former Member of Parliament and a member of the Turk community Shafiqur Rahman Barq demanded his resignation.[14]

References[]

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  2. ^ "A fitting lesson to the BJP". Milli Gazette. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "One more inducted into Maya ministry". Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "List of contesting candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Muslim Islamic NewsMuslim count in UP assembly – 2007". Milli Gazette. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ "CM assigns portfolios to his cabinet ministers". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ "UP CM allocates portfolios to new ministers, Prajapati gets". India Today. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ "मंत्री महबूब अली की पत्नी का टिकट कटा". Nav Bharat Times. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ^ "UP Minister accused of murder, Samajwadi Party faces Muslim ire". Asian Age. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ^ "26 of 48 Akhilesh ministers have criminal records". DNA India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^ "FIR lodged against SP MLA Mehboob Ali". Zee News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Another SP leader in the dock for murder. The victim was a political rival". Catch News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Murder in Amroha pits Maliks against Turks, gives Samajwadi Party a headache before UP elections". Two Circles. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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