Mohammad Ghazi (politician)

Mohammad Ghazi
Mohammad Ghazi
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
	In office; March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Kunwar Sushant Singh
Constituency	Barhapur
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2007–2012
Preceded by	Indra Dev Singh
Succeeded by	None
Constituency	Afzalgarh
Personal details
Born	17 June 1974; Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Shabnam
Children	3
Residence(s)	Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh
Profession	Businessperson, politician

Mohammad Ghazi is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Barhapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Ghazi was born in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. He received education till ninth grade. Before being elected as MLA, he used to work as a businessperson.[1]

Political career

Ghazi has been a MLA for two straight terms. He currently represents the Barhapur constituency and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. During his first term, he represented Afzalgarh (Assembly constituency).[1]

Controversy

On 7 January 2017, a criminal case was filed against Ghazi for threatening to send a Dhampur tehsildar to prison once the BSP assumed power after the upcoming Assembly elections.[5] The tehsildar was removing political billboards in Sherkot when Ghazi made the threat while he and his supporters were attempting to prevent the tehsildar from removing the billboards. However, Ghazi claimed that the police were trying to file a false case against him on behalf of the ruling Samajwadi Party.

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2007	2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
02	2012	2017	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

References

"Member Profile" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
"2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
"2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
"All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
Harveer Dabas (8 January 2017). "MLA Mohammad Gazi booked for threatening tehsildar | Meerut News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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[Member_Profile-1] "Member Profile" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[2012_Election_Results-2] "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[2007_Election_Results-3] "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[All_MLAs_from_Assembly_Constituency-4] "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[5] Harveer Dabas (8 January 2017). "MLA Mohammad Gazi booked for threatening tehsildar | Meerut News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.