Kunwar Danish Ali

Kunwar Danish Ali (born 10 April 1975) is an Indian politician and a Member of Lok Sabha for Amroha since 2019. Ali joined Bahujan Samaj Party in March 2019 after leaving Janata Dal (Secular).

Kunwar Danish Ali
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byKanwar Singh Tanwar
ConstituencyAmroha
Majority63,248
Leader of Bahujan Samaj Party, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
ConstituencyAmroha
Personal details
Born (1975-04-10) 10 April 1975
Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Spouse
Zubia Danish
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(m. 2005)​
Children3
Residence(s)Hapur, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia
ProfessionAgriculture

Ali came into spotlight when he was abused with Islamophobic slur by BJP MP, Ramesh Bidhuri in the Indian Parliament. Bidhuri's remarks were widely condemned by parliamentarians and political leaders across party lines.[2][3] Ali said he will resign from the Lok Sabha if action is not taken against Bidhuri, however no action was taken by speaker Om Birla.[4]

Early life

Ali was born to Kunwar Jafar Ali and Nafees Jafar on 10 April 1975 in Hapur.[5] He graduated from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.[1] On 15 January 2005, Ali married Zubia Danish, with whom he has a son and two daughters.[5]

Political career

Ali started his political career with Janata Dal (Secular) and went on to become the general secretary of the party. On 16 March 2019, he joined Bahujan Samaj Party with the consent of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.[6] Six days later, Bahujan Samaj Party announced that Ali would contest the upcoming 2019 Indian general election from Amroha constituency.[7] On 23 May, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating Kanwar Singh Tanwar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, his nearest rival by a margin of nearly 63,000 votes. Ali was polled 601,082 votes.[8]

He was the leader of Bahujan Samaj party in Lok Sabha from 6 November 2019 - 13 January 2020.[5][9] He is a member of Consultative Committee for Ministry of Home Affairs since November 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Kunwar Danish Ali(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- AMROHA(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. Faisal, Meer (22 September 2023). "Muslim MP called 'terrorist, pimp' by BJP member inside India's parliament". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/will-consider-leaving-parliament-as-bsp-mp-danish-ali-on-bidhuris-remark-101695389948583.html
  4. Rohmetra, Amogh (22 September 2023). "Danish Ali threatens to quit LS 'if no action taken' against Bidhuri, BJP 'serves show-cause notice'". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. "JD-S Leader Danish Ali joins Mayawati's BSP After Seeking 'Consent' From Kumaraswamy". News18. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. Rashid, Omar (22 March 2019). "BSP fields ex-JD (S) leader Danish Ali in Amroha". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. "Amroha". Results ECI. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. "BSP reappoints Danish Ali as its LS leader". The Hindu. 6 November 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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