Imran Hussain (born 21 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi in India.[1][2] He represents the Ballimaran constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party. He has been inducted in the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election.[3][4]
Imran Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2024 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Vinai Kumar Saxena |
| Chief Minister | Atishi Marlena Singh |
| Ministry and Departments |
|
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
| In office 16 February 2020 – 17 September 2024 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung Anil Baijal Vinai Kumar Saxena |
| Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Ministry and Departments |
|
| Preceded by | Asim Ahmed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Haroon Yusuf |
| Constituency | Ballimaran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1981[1] New Delhi, India[1] |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party[1] |
| Spouse | Naghma Imran |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Abrar Hussain (father)[1] |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia[2] |
| Profession | Politician, businessperson |
| Religion | Islam |
Early life and education
editImran Hussain was born in New Delhi. He comes from the walled city area of Delhi. He studied at Crescent School in Daryaganj. He attended the Jamia Millia Islamia and attained Bachelor of Business Studies degree.[1][2] Then he joined the family garment business after completing his Bachelor of Business Studies degree.
Political career
editImran Hussain contested and won the councillor elections from Ballimaran from Rashtriya Lok Dal political Party in April 2012. He represented the Ballimaran constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly after winning 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[1][2] He was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election on 18 October 2015. He was re-elected in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and became an MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
Since February 3 2020, he is a Member of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
Cabinet Minister, Delhi
editHe is a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi.
- Food Supplies
- Forest
- Elections
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Haroon Yusuf | 32,105 | 36.18 | −5.90 | |
| BJP | Moti Lal Sodhi | 24,012 | 27.06 | −7.45 | |
| BSP | Imran Hussain | 16,267 | 18.33 | +5.79 | |
| AAP | Farhana Anjum | 13,103 | 14.76 | ||
| LJP | Vijay Kumar | 1,036 | 1.17 | −6.71 | |
| NOTA | None | 385 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 8,093 | 9.12 | +1.55 | ||
| Turnout | 88,771 | 67.47 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -5.90 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Imran Hussain | 57,118 | 59.71 | +44.95 | |
| BJP | Shyam Lal Morwal | 23,241 | 24.29 | −2.77 | |
| INC | Haroon Yusuf | 13,205 | 13.80 | −22.38 | |
| BSP | Dilip Kumar | 438 | 0.45 | −17.88 | |
| RPI(A) | Mohd. Danish | 130 | 0.14 | +0.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 304 | 0.31 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 33,877 | 35.42 | +26.30 | ||
| Turnout | 95,663 | 67.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,40,776 | ||||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | +33.76 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Imran Hussain | 65,644 | 64.65 | +4.94 | |
| BJP | Lata | 29,472 | 29.03 | +4.73 | |
| INC | Haroon Yusuf | 4,802 | 4.73 | −9.07 | |
| BRD | Krishan Kumar | 340 | 0.33 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 340 | 0.33 | +0.01 | |
| Majority | 36,172 | 35.62 | +0.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,01,548 | 71.64 | +3.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,41,844 | ||||
| AAP hold | Swing | +4.94 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ 2013 Election Commission of India Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "General Legislative Election 2020 - Delhi - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
