Imran Hussain
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
Assumed office
October 2015
Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung
Anil Baijal
Vinai Kumar Saxena
CabinetKejriwal ministry - III
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Food & supply
  • Forest
  • Elections
Preceded byAsim Ahmed Khan
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 February 2015
Preceded byHaroon Yusuf
ConstituencyBallimaran
Personal details
Born (1981-05-21) 21 May 1981[1]
New Delhi, India[1]
Political partyAam Aadmi Party[1]
SpouseNaghma Imran
Children3
ParentAbrar Hussain (father)[1]
ResidenceNew Delhi
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia[2]
ProfessionPolitician, businessperson
ReligionIslam

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]

Early life and education

Imran 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

Imran 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

He 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

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Ballimaran[5]
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
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Ballimaran
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
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Ballimaran [6][7]
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ↑ 2013 Election Commission of India Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "General Legislative Election 2020 - Delhi - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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