Arif Anwar Hashmi

Arif Anwar Hashmi (born 16 April 1964, Hindi: आरिफ अनवर हाशमी) is an Indian politician and a member of 15th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Utraula constituency in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3]

Arif Anwar Hashmi
Member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly
In office
2007–2012
Succeeded byRam Pratap Verma
ConstituencyUtraula Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born16 April 1964
Sadullahnagar, Gonda
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseRozi Salma Hashmi
ParentAbdul Ghaffar Hashmi (father)
Alma materDr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

Political career

Arif was elected as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time in the general elections of 2007. Arif participated in public movements many times, and in the year 1996, he was imprisoned in district jail in Gonda under Section 151 during the 'Raj Bhawan Gheron' movement. Since 1986, Arif has been the chairman of the Farmers Welfare Committee.[4][5]

2023 arrest

On June 18, 2023, UP Police arrested Arif Anwar Hashmi and sent him to jail in judicial custody. Police had earlier arrested the Arif in the case of grabbing government land with the help of forged documents.[6]

References
  1. "Balrampur: सपा के पूर्व विधायक आरिफ अनवर हाशमी की कम नहीं हो रहीं मुश्किलें, एक करोड़ 10 लाख की संपत्ति कुर्क". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. "जमीन फर्जीवाड़े के मामले में पूर्व सपा विधायक आरिफ अनवर हाशमी गिरफ्तार, पहले से ही दर्ज हैं 27 मुकदमे". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. "उत्तर प्रदेश : सपा के पूर्व MLA आरिफ अनवर हाशमी की संपत्ति वापस करने का जिलाधिकारी को निर्देश". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. "Ex-SP MLA held for usurping govt land on fake docu". The Times of India. 2023-06-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. "Balrampur News: योगी सरकार के शिकंजे में सपा के पूर्व MLA, अब तक 120 करोड़ की संपत्ति जब्त, जानिए ताजा कार्रवाई की हर डिटेल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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