Iqra Choudhary

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Iqra Choudhary
Member of the Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byPradeep Kumar Chaudhary
ConstituencyKairana
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Parents
RelativesNahid Hasan (brother)
Alma materSOAS University of London
OccupationPolitician

Iqra Choudhary is an Indian politician and a member of Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency.[1] He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[1][2]

Early Life[edit]

Iqra Choudhary was born in a Muslim family of Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan, a former member of the Rajya Sabha, and Begum Tabassum Hasan, a former member of the Lok Sabha.[3][4] He is the sister of Nahid Hasan, a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[4][3]

Education[edit]

Iqra Choudhary completed his post-graduation in politics at SOAS University of London.[2]

Career[edit]

Iqra Chaudhary defeated Pradeep Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 69116 votes.[1][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Iqra Choudhary(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- KAIRANA(UTTAR PRADESH)". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Namita Bajpai (24 January 2022). "Uttar Pradesh Polls: Sister out to retain SP bastion for jailed Nahid Hassan in Kairana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b TNN (17 July 2022). "Iqra, sister of jailed SP MLA Nahid Hasan, gets ready for LS polls". Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ India Today News Desk (4 June 2024). "Kairana, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: SP Wins by 112852 Votes". India Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.