Atique Ahmed

Atique Ahmed (born 10 August 1962) is an Indian criminal-politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. In 2004-2009, he was an SP member of the 14th Lok Sabha from the Phulpur (Lok Sabha Constituency) in Uttar Pradesh. From 1999-2003 he was the president of the Apna Dal, founded by Sone Lal Patel.

According to his affidavit in 2014 elections, he has declared that there are 42 cases pending against him, including 6 charges of murder, and 6 for attempted murder, and 4 of kidnapping and abduction. The most sensational murder was that of BSP MLA Raju Pal, who had defeated Atique's brother Ashraf in the 2004 National elections.

Ahmed has fought several elections from jail, lodged under various charges.

2009 General Elections

In the 2009 General Elections, Atiq Ahmad was allowed to run for election (since he was yet to be convicted in any case). However, the Samajwadi Party had expelled him in 2008, and Mayawati refused him a ticket under BSP, so he stood from the Apna Dal party from Pratapgarh, but he lost (ranked fourth).