Maviya Ali
Maviya Ali | |
|---|---|
| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office Feb 2016 – Mar 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Singh Rana |
| Succeeded by | Brijesh Singh |
| Constituency | Deoband |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1973[1] Saharanpur district, India[1] |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party[1] |
| Spouse | Zahir Fatima |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Deoband |
| Alma mater | Islamia Inter College [2] |
| Profession | Politician |
Maviya Ali is an Indian politician and was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2] He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Maviya Ali was born in Deoband, Saharanpur district. He attended the Islamia Inter College and was educated up to the twelfth grade.[1][2]
Political career[edit]
Ali was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 17 February 2016 in an assembly by poll as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party from the Deoband seat.[5] The seat was vacated as the MLA Rajendra Singh Rana died due to cancer.[6]
In the 2017 Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh, Ali as a candidate of the Samajwadi Party came third after being polled 55 thousand votes and lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Brijesh Singh.[7][8]
Controversies[edit]
In 2015, Ali courted controversy by saying that there was "no harm" if Sadhvi Rithambara (a Hindu leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad) was assassinated. He made this statement in response to her comments on 2015 Dadri mob lynching incident.[9]
In August 2017, the Uttar Pradesh government passed a circular asking the madrasas (Islamic religious schools) to video record their Independence Day celebration. Ali courted controversy by saying on this matter that they were Muslims first and then they were Indians.[9]
Posts held[edit]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2016 | Mar-2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly |
See also[edit]
- Deoband (Assembly constituency)
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). My neta.info. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "2015 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Vasudeva, Vikas; Rashid, Omar (16 February 2016). "NDA wins seven Assembly seats in bypolls in eight States". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Rana cremated with full state honours". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Requiem for Muslim leadership's immaturity in UP". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Deoband Election Results 2017: Brijesh of BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ a b "We're Muslims first, Indians later, says Samajwadi Party leader Maviya Ali". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2017.