Akbar Ahmad Dumpy
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Akbar Ahmad Dumpy
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Azamgarh, United Provinces, India
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = The Doon School
Canning College
| office = Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha
| constituency = Azamgarh
| termstart = 2008
| predecessor = Ramakant Yadav
| termend = 2009
| successor = Ramakant Yadav
| constituency1 = Azamgarh
| term_start1 = 1998
| predecessor1 = Ramakant Yadav
| term_end1 = 1999
| successor1 = Ramakant Yadav
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| spouse = Naina Balsavar
| children =
}}
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 30 June 1948) is an Indian politician and was member of the 12th and 14th Lok Sabha (1998–99) from Azamgarh Constituency in Uttar Pradesh state in India.{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha |publisher=164.100.47.132 |accessdate=2012-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726204747/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm |archive-date=26 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/node/106513 |title=Azamgarh MP Akbar Ahmad Dumpy visits Jamia Nagar |publisher=TwoCircles.net |date= 24 September 2008|accessdate=2012-03-28}}
Life and career
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy completed his schooling from The Doon School and later went to Canning College. He was elected as Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1980 from Haldwani as member of Indira Congress.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/doon-squad/464930/ |title=Doon squad |publisher=Indian Express |date=2009-05-24 |accessdate=2012-03-28}} He was Sanjay Gandhi's friend and known as 'Dumpy' in his circle. When rivalry developed between Rajiv Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi's factions after Sanjay Gandhi's death in 1980, Indira Gandhi suspended Akbar Ahmad Dumpy, who was in Maneka camp, from Congress in 1982.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/19/world/family-rivalry-flares-in-india-politics.html | title=Family Rivalry Flares in India Politics | newspaper=The New York Times | date=19 March 1982 | last1=Kaufman | first1=Michael T. }} When Maneka Gandhi launched Sanjay Vichar Manch in 1982, she appointed Akbar Ahmed as its convenor.{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830115-release-of-book-on-maneka-gandhi-stalled-but-damage-already-done-770378-2013-07-26 | title=Release of book on Maneka Gandhi stalled, but damage already done }}
In 1987 Dumpy again got elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in a by-election from Kashipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. As a candidate of Sanjay Vichar Manch, of Maneka Gandhi Dumpy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ammar Rizvi.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870415-congressi-suffers-shocking-defeat-in-kashipur-at-the-hands-of-opposition-candidate-799834-1987-04-15 | title=Congress(I) suffers shocking defeat in Kashipur at the hands of opposition candidate }}
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Azamgarh Constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party ticket. Dumpy again got elected from Azamgarh Constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party ticket.{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}
He is the second husband of actor Naina Balsavar.{{cite news |date=15 January 1991 |title=Miss India turned-model Naina Balsaver weds Congress(I) MP Akbar Ahmed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19910115-miss-india-turned-model-naina-balsaver-weds-congressi-mp-akbar-ahmed-813870-1991-01-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615064053/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19910115-miss-india-turned-model-naina-balsaver-weds-congressi-mp-akbar-ahmed-813870-1991-01-14 |archivedate=15 June 2025 |accessdate=15 June 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120726204747/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm Twelfth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Ahmad, Akbar]
- [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14]
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Category:20th-century Indian Muslims
Category:All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) politicians
Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
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Category:The Doon School alumni
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Category:Politicians from Azamgarh district
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh