Masood Akhtar (politician)

Masood Akhtar is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[1][2]

Masood Akhtar
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byJagpal
ConstituencySaharanpur
Personal details
Born (1962-04-18) 18 April 1962
Bhaupur, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
ParentAslam[1]
Residence(s)Block-A, Darulshafa, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materAligarh Muslim University[1]
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician[1]

Early life and education

Akhtar was born 18 April 1962 in Bhaupur village of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Aslam. In 1986, he married Shama Parveen, they have two sons and two daughters. He belongs to Backward Class (Muslim Garha) community. In 1982, he attended Aligarh Muslim University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][1]

Political career

Akhtar has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Saharanpur constituency and won elections from the Indian National Congress. He joined Samajwadi party with Imran Masood just before one month of 18th Legislative Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh (2022).

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected MLA from Saharanpur by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Jagpal by a margin of 12,324 votes.[4]

Posts held
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01March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

See also

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
  2. "Saharanpur Election Results 2017: Masood Akhtar of Congress Wins". News18. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". Official Website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Saharanpur Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.


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