Nafees Ahmad
Member of the Legislative Assembly of
Gopalpur
Assumed office
March 2017
ConstituencyGopalpur, Azamgarh
Personal details
Born (1980-07-08) 8 July 1980
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse
Nishad Akhtar
​
(m. 2004)​
Children1 son, 3 daughters
Residence(s)C-5 Park Road, Vidhyak Niwas- 6, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician, Agriculture[3]

Nafees Ahmad is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Gopalpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Ahmad was born 8 July 1980 in Sadar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh to Altaf Ahmad. He married Nishad Akhtar in 2004, they have one son and three daughters. He belongs to Muslim family. He did his B.A. degree from Aligarh Muslim University[2] and had M.A. degree from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.[3][1]

Political career

Ahmad was President of Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union. Ahmad is representing as MLA of Gopalpur since 2017, as a member of Samajwadi Party. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections he defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shrikrishna Pal by a margin of 14,960 votes.[7]

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
01March 2017IncumbentMember, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Nafees Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GOPALPUR(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  3. 1 2 3 "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nafees Ahmad MLA of Gopalpur". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "UP CM must resign, says SP MLA Nafees Ahmad on Gorakhpur tragedy". newstrack.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "आज़मगढ़ के इस विधायक ने योगी सरकार को जमकर लताड़ा". www.pnskhabar.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gopalpur (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017". www.elections.in. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.


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