Mehboob Ali (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Mehboob Ali is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He is representing the Amroha seat on a Samajwadi Party ticket since 2002. He has also held different ministerial berths.

Mehboob Ali
MLA in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
February 2002
Preceded byMangal Singh
ConstituencyAmroha
Personal details
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseSakina Begum
RelationsBashir Ahmed (father)[1]
ChildrenParvez Ali
Shahnawaz Ali
Residence(s)Amroha, Uttar Pradesh[1]
OccupationAgriculturist[1]
CommitteesChairman Public Accounts Committee Uttar Pradesh
PortfolioEx-Cabinet Minister Senior Secondary Education Government of Uttar Pradesh

Political career

Mehboob Ali won his first MLA election from Khanth seat becoming lone MLA elected in 2002 on a Rashtriya Parivartan Dal ticket.[2] Ali was given the portfolio of "Minister of State for Waqf" by Chief Minister Mayawati.[3] In Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2007, Ali contested on a Samajwadi Party ticket.[4] He retained his seat as he defeated his nearest rival candidate Mangal Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by 714 votes.[5] He continued to retain the seat in the consequent Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2012 and Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2017.[6]

In the Akhilesh Yadav ministry, Ali was made the Minister of Sericulture and Textile in November 2015 during a cabinet reshuffle by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.[7] In October 2016, he was given the additional charge of Minor Irrigation.[8]

Personal life

Mehboob Ali was born in Shakarpur village near post Rajabpur district Amroha. Though Ali's wife Sakina Begum was given a ticket by his party for contesting as the president of Zilla Parishad, it was later withdrawn.[9] His son, Pervez Ali is a member of Legislative Council.[10]

Controversies

As of December 2012, Ali had 15 criminal cases pending against him. They included robbery, kidnapping and attempt to murder.[11]

In March 2012, an FIR was lodged against Ali by Peace Party candidate Naushad Ali. Naushad Ali alleged that Mehboob Ali and his supporters had allegedly assaulted him and a polling agent.[12] He is also accused of murdering political rival Shaukat Pasha, who had contested against him in the 2012 elections.[13] This caused sectarian conflict between the Muslim communities of Turk (to which Pasha belonged) and Malik (Ali's community). Gram Panchayats led by Turks passed a resolution asking people not to vote for Ali. Former Member of Parliament and a member of the Turk community Shafiqur Rahman Barq demanded his resignation.[14]

References
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  2. "A fitting lesson to the BJP". Milli Gazette. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "One more inducted into Maya ministry". Times of India. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. "List of contesting candidates". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. "Muslim Islamic NewsMuslim count in UP assembly – 2007". Milli Gazette. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. "Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. "CM assigns portfolios to his cabinet ministers". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. "UP CM allocates portfolios to new ministers, Prajapati gets". India Today. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. "मंत्री महबूब अली की पत्नी का टिकट कटा". Nav Bharat Times. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "UP Minister accused of murder, Samajwadi Party faces Muslim ire". Asian Age. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. "26 of 48 Akhilesh ministers have criminal records". DNA India. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. "FIR lodged against SP MLA Mehboob Ali". Zee News. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. "Another SP leader in the dock for murder. The victim was a political rival". Catch News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. "Murder in Amroha pits Maliks against Turks, gives Samajwadi Party a headache before UP elections". Two Circles. December 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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