September 21, 2020

Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha

With five Muslim MPs, the TMC has the most number of lawmakers from the community that will represent the new House.All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) supremo Asaduddin Owaisi, who won from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat for the fourth consecutive time, will get another five-year-term to represent his constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha. Keep yourself updated on Lok Sabha Elections 2019 with our round-the-clock coverage -- breaking news, updates, analysis et al. Indian Union Muslim League&China Colorful Toilet Seats Factory39;s K Navas Kani also emerged victorious from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.While Afzal Ansari from Ghazipur, Fazalur Rahman from Saharanpur and Danish Ali from Amroha won on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, Azam Khan, Shafique Rehman Barq and ST Hasan emerged victorious in Rampur, Sambhal and Moradabad from Samajwadi Party (SP). In the 2014 general elections, no candidate from the community emerged victorious.Mohammed Faizal of the Nationalist Congress Party won the lone parliamentary seat in Lakshadweep. Along with its allies, the party crossed 353 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha.In 1980, 49 Muslim members were elected to the Lok Sabha, which was the highest number of the community representing the Lower House of the Parliament.Apart from Owaisi, another Muslim candidate, Imtiaz Jaleel, too emerged victorious from Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency. The two parties had contested the elections together.In Uttar Pradesh, six Muslim MPs have made their way to the Lok Sabha.Congress' Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury won from Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha seat..The BJP won 303 seats in the recently concluded elections.The remaining 25 Muslim members are from the opposition parties. Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha was the lowest during the 1952 general elections when 11 members from the community were elected to the Lower House of the Parliament.In 1980, 49 Muslim members were elected to Lok Sabha, which was the highest number of the community represented in the Parliament.Among the NDA, Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP) Mahbub Ali Kaiser is another Muslim candidate who won from Khagaria Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.The number of Muslim MPs in the lower house has marginally risen to 27, compared to 22 in the outgoing.In Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah retained his Srinagar seat, while Hasnain Masoodi (Anantnag-NC) and Mohammad Akbar Lone (Baramulla-NC) too emerged victorious from their respective constituencies. New Delhi: Saumitra Khan, who won from Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, will be the lone Muslim lawmaker from BJP in the 17th Lok Sabha and is among the 27 parliamentarians from the community who will be representing the new House.Mohammad Sadique of Congress also won the Faridkot seat from Punjab.Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha was the lowest during the 1952 general elections when 11 members from the community were elected to the Lower House of the Parliament.In West Bengal, five MPs -- four from Trinamool Congress and one from Congress -- have been elected to the new House.Muslim representation in the 16th Lok Sabha had dipped to 22, the lowest figure so far.Aparupa Poddar, # who converted to Islam and is now known as Afrin Ali, also found her way to the new House after winning from Arambagh seat. Happy reading. In the 15th Lok Sabha, 33 members of the community were elected. The TMC candidates are -- Nusrat Jahan (Basirhat), Abu Taher Khan (Murshidabad), Sajda Ahmed (Uluberia) and Khalilur Rehman.

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