Afzal Ansari
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1953)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Afzal Ansari.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| name = Afzal Ansari
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|08|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yusufpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
| residence = 22, Janpath, New Delhi, Delhi, India
| nationality = Indian
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency = Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| predecessor = Manoj Sinha
| party = Samajwadi Party
| otherparty = Quami Ekta Dal
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
| spouse = {{marriage|Farhat Ansari|1991}}
| father = Subhanullah Ansari
| mother = Begum Rabia
| children = 3
| relations = Mukhtar Ansari (brother)
Sibgatullah Ansari (brother)
Hamid Ansari (Uncle)
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (grandfather)
Abbas Ansari (nephew)
Umar Ansari (Nephew)
| education = Gorakhpur University
| profession = Politician
| website =
| footnotes =
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| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180804/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4170
| termstart1 = 22 May 2004
| termend1 = 16 May 2009
| constituency1 = Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
| predecessor1 = Manoj Sinha
| successor1 = Radhe Mohan Singh
| termstart = 23 May 2019
| office2 = Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Mohammadabad
| term_start2 = 1985
| term_end2 = 2002
| predecessor2 = Sarju Pande
| successor2 = Krishnanand Rai
| successor =
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Afzal Ansari (born 14 August 1953) {{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/explainer/report-here-s-why-afzal-ansari-stands-disqualified-from-lok-sabha-s-ghazipur-seat-brother-mukhtar-ansari-atiq-up-3039785|publisher=www.dnaindia.com|title=Why Afzal Ansari stands disqualified from loksabhas Ghazipur seat brother Mukhtar Ansari|access-date=5 May 2023|archive-date=5 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505053816/https://www.dnaindia.com/explainer/report-here-s-why-afzal-ansari-stands-disqualified-from-lok-sabha-s-ghazipur-seat-brother-mukhtar-ansari-atiq-up-3039785|url-status=live}} is an Indian politician{{Cite web |title=Relief For Disqualified MP Afzal Ansari, Allahabad High Court Grants Him Bail |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/relief-for-disqualified-mp-afzal-ansari-allahabad-high-court-grants-him-bail-4236492 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727061607/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/relief-for-disqualified-mp-afzal-ansari-allahabad-high-court-grants-him-bail-4236492 |url-status=live }} of the Samajwadi Party and currently an incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) of India for Ghazipur constituency, Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/trends/statewiseS244.htm|publisher=eci.gov.in|title=General Election to Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2019|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523180708/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/trends/statewiseS244.htm|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=dead}}{{update after|2024}} He won the 2004 and 2019 Indian general election.
Early life
Afzal Ansari was born in Yusufpur–Mohammadabad town in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh to Subhanullah Ansari and Begum Rabia. He received his school education. For higher studies, he enrolled in the local post-graduate college and completed Post Graduation from the University of Gorakhpur.{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4170&lastls=14|publisher=loksabha.nic.in|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|accessdate=24 May 2019}}
Family
Afzal Ansari's father Subhanullah Ansari was the chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad, Mohammadabad, and was elected unopposed. His grandfather Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari served as the president (1926–1927) of the All-India Muslim League, as well as the Indian National Congress (INC), and was one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia,{{cn|date=March 2024}} New Delhi.
Former Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is Afzal Ansari's cousin.
Afzal Ansari is married to Farhat Ansari since 26 October 1991 and the couple have 3 daughters.
Ansari's elder brother Sibgatullah Ansari and his younger brother Mukhtar Ansari{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/mukhtar-ansari-was-prosecuted-for-first-time-in-1988-know-his-complete-crime-history-2023-04-30?pageId=1|title=Mukhtar Ansari: 1988 में पहली बार मुख्तार अंसारी पर हुआ था मुकदमा, जानिए माफिया की पूरी क्राइम कुंडली|access-date=6 May 2023|archive-date=8 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508144152/https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/mukhtar-ansari-was-prosecuted-for-first-time-in-1988-know-his-complete-crime-history-2023-04-30?pageId=1|url-status=live}} both were involved in politics and became MLA's in different constituencies.
Political career
=Member of Legislative Assembly=
Ansari started his political career with the Communist Party of India.{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Amita|date=2017-03-01|title=Gangs of Ghazipur bruising SP in eastern UP|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gangs-of-ghazipur-bruising-sp-in-eastern-up-2338444|access-date=2020-10-11|website=DNA India|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517000503/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gangs-of-ghazipur-bruising-sp-in-eastern-up-2338444|url-status=live}} He contested Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 1985 for the first time and defeated Abhay Narayan Rai from Indian National Congress with a margin of 3,064 votes. From 1985 to 2002, Ansari served five terms as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mohammadabad Assembly constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/uttar-pradesh/mohammadabad-constituency.html|publisher=mapsofindia.com|title=Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency Election Results|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323122613/https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/uttar-pradesh/mohammadabad-constituency.html|url-status=live}}
=Member of Parliament=
Afzal Ansari contested the 2004 Lok Sabha general election on the Samajwadi Party ticket and defeated Manoj Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 226,777 votes.{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Ghazipur 2004 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2004/uttar-pradesh-%5B2000-onwards%5D/ghazipur/6929/60/www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2004/uttar-pradesh-%5B2000-onwards%5D/ghazipur/6929/60/14 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=IndiaVotes}} He contested the 2009 general election on the Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket for Ghazipur but lost to the Bhartiya Janta Party's Radhe Mohan Singh.{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Ghazipur 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2009/uttar-pradesh-%5B2000-onwards%5D/ghazipur/7624/60/www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2009/uttar-pradesh-%5B2000-onwards%5D/ghazipur/7624/60/15 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}
After some political differences, Ansari left the Samajwadi Party and founded a new political party called Quami Ekta Dal and served as its Secretary-General before merging it with Samajwadi Party.{{cite web|title=Afzal Ansari|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/afzal-ansari|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801202006/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/afzal-ansari|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2013|work=The Times of India|accessdate=21 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=Afzal Ansari gets SP ticket from Ghazipur|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/afzal-ansari-gets-bsp-ticket-from-ghazipur/417814/|work=The Indian Express|date=2 February 2009|accessdate=21 September 2013|archive-date=3 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303112022/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/afzal-ansari-gets-bsp-ticket-from-ghazipur/417814/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Personality Details of Afzal Ansari |url=http://universalpublication.com/member/showpersonality.php?perid=139 |publisher=universal publication.com |accessdate=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926062832/http://universalpublication.com/member/showpersonality.php?perid=139 |archivedate=26 September 2013 }}{{cite news|title=Ansari brothers may get tickets|newspaper=The Hindu|date=31 January 2009|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/ansari-brothers-may-get-tickets/article386659.ece|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=21 September 2013|archive-date=23 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923085058/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/ansari-brothers-may-get-tickets/article386659.ece|url-status=live}} Ansari rejoined the SP in 2019 and contested the general election in Ghazipur; he won the seat, becoming the 17th Lok Sabha member from Ghazipur.
On 1 May 2023, Ansari was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following being given a 4 year jail sentence. His suspension was revoked on 15 December 2023 by the Supreme Court of India. {{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=After conviction, SP’s Afzal Ansari disqualified as Lok Sabha member |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bsps-afzal-ansari-disqualified-lok-sabha-member-8586002/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506174445/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bsps-afzal-ansari-disqualified-lok-sabha-member-8586002/ |url-status=live }}
Positions held
Afzal Ansari has been elected 5 times as MLA and 3 times as Lok Sabha MP.{{cite web |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4170 |title=Member Profile |work=Lok Sabha |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929072043/https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4170 |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! From !! To !! Position !!colspan="2" | Political party |
| 1.
| 1985 | 1989 | MLA (1st term) from Mohammadabad |{{Full party name with colour|Communist Party of India}} |
| 2.
| 1989 | 1991 | MLA (2nd term) from Mohammadabad |{{Full party name with colour|Communist Party of India}} |
| 3.
| 1991 | 1993 | MLA (3rd term) from Mohammadabad |{{Full party name with colour|Communist Party of India}} |
| 4.
| 1993 | 1996 | MLA (4th term) from Mohammadabad |{{Full party name with colour|Communist Party of India}} |
| 5.
| 1996 | 2002 | MLA (5th term) from Mohammadabad |{{Full party name with colour|Samajwadi Party}} |
| 6.
| 2004 | 2009 | MP (1st term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Ghazipur |{{Full party name with colour|Samajwadi Party}} |
| 7.
| 2019 | 2024 | MP (2nd term) in 17th Lok Sabha from Ghazipur {{efn|Disqualified in May 2023, but suspension revoked on 15 December 2023.}} |{{Full party name with colour|Bahujan Samaj Party}} |
| 8.
| -- | MP (3rd term) in 18th Lok Sabha from Ghazipur |{{Full party name with colour|Samajwadi Party}} |
Criminal cases
After inaugurating a cricket tournament in 2005, MLA Krishnanand Rai's cavalcade was ambushed while he was returning home. Krishnanand Rai and six of his aides were killed by AK-47 bullet fires. Both Ansari (Mukhtar Ansari and Afzal Ansari) brothers were booked under Gangster act in connection with murder of BJP legislator Krishnanand Rai in November 2005 and kidnapping-murder of trader from Varanasi in 1997.{{Cite web |title=SC suspends Afzal Ansari’s conviction, paves for restoring his status as Lok Sabha MP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-suspends-afzal-ansari-s-conviction-restores-his-status-as-lok-sabha-mp-101702535897305.html}}
On 1 May 2023, Ansari was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following being given a 4-year jail sentence. His suspension was revoked on 15 December 2023 by the Supreme Court of India.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060621180804/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4170 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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