Imran Masood
Imran Masood is an Indian politician . He has served as the Chairman of Saharanpur's Municipal Council and MLA from Muzzafarabad seat (now Behat Seat) in Saharanpur District in the UP state assembly. Currently he is a Member of Advisory Council of Uttar Pradesh Congress Commitiee. He has lost 4 elections in a row and working hard for the 5th time.
Imran Masood | |
|---|---|
| Ex MLA | |
| Constituency | Saharanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1971 Gangoh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Saima Masood |
| Relations | Rashid Masood |
| Children | 5 daughters |
| Residence | Saharanpur |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
He contested lok sabha election and secured 4.10 lakh votes. In March 2014, a video clip surfaced in which Masood was seen threatening the BJP's Prime-ministerial Candidate, Narendra Modi.[1] Masood's partisans claim that this clip was six months old and had been deliberately leaked to polarize the electorate ahead of the Lok Sabha election. BJP's Raghav Lakhanpal defeated him in 2014 Lok Sabha election 2014.He was contested for 2017 assembly election of UP and lost.[2]
On 29 March 2014, he was arrested by Police for his Hate Speech against Narendra Modi.[3]
In the 2017 UP Vidhan Sabha elections Imran Masood fought from the Nakur Constituency. Even though he was the only Muslim and a coalition candidate he still lost to Dr. Dharam Singh Saini of BJP.
- Condidate India national Congress MP Seat Saharanpur yogi call Hate speech [4]
Post Held
- Chairman - Nagar Palika Parishad, Saharanpur (2006–07)
- MLA - Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2007–12)
- Member - Privilege committee of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2008–09)
Elections Contested
| Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 28.14% | Jagdish Singh Rana | SP | 25.77% | [5] |
| 2012 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 36.71% | Dharam Singh Saini | BSP | 38.59% | [6] |
| 2014 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 34.15% | Raghav Lakhanpal | BJP | 39.60% | [7] |
| 2017 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 35.51% | Dharam Singh Saini | BJP | 37.11% | [8] |
| 2019 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 16.81% | Haji Fazlur Rehman | BsP | 41.74% | [9] |
Criminal Cases
Imran Masood has the following criminal cases pending against him:
1). 295, 153A Sec. 125 People R Act, Sec. 1(10) SC.ST Act, Crime no.230/14 Police Station Deoband, Saharanpur, Court taking Cognizance - ACJM Deoband, Cognizance date-03-07-14
2). Sec.3/4 PMLA Act, Parivaad no.1/13, Court taking Cognizance - District Court Lucknow, Cognizance date 04-05-2013, Court which charges framed- District Sessions Court Lucknow, Charges framed date 27-07-15 http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=1085
References
- "Congress candidate Imran Masood threatens to 'chop' Narendra Modi". Economic Times. 28 March 2014.
- "Imran Masood as Congress Candidate".
- "Imran Masood arrested for his Hate Speech against Narendra Modi". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. 29 March 2014.
- https://www.abplive.in/election/yogi-adityanath-calls-congress-candidate-imran-masood-son-in-law-of-jem-terrorist-masood-azhar-948989
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4.http://www.ummid.com/news/2017/March/11.03.2017/imran-masood-loses-nakur-seat-by-3500-votes.html 5.http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=1085
