Jaffer Hussain
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jaffar Hussain Meraj
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|1|26}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad
| residence = Hashimabad, Hyderabad
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| constituency =
- 2014-2023 - Nampally
- 2023-Incumbent - Yakutpura
| office = Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly (Yakutpura Assembly Constituency)
| term = 2014 - Present
| predecessor = Mohammed Mumtaz khan
| successor =
| office2 = Deputy Mayor Of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
| term2 = 2009 - 2012
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| successor2 =
| party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| father = Late Ahmed Hussain
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| website = {{Facebook | Jaffarhussainmerajmla}}
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Jaffar Hussain Meraj (born 26 January 1960) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and a three time MLA. He won from Yakutpura constituency in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S2968.htm |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}
Early life and education
Born in Hyderabad, in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh. His father Ahmed Hussain was a former legislator from Seetarambagh. In 1967, his sons Minhaj Hussain and Maqsood Hussain, completed their MBA and took care of their family business.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Ensuring-water-supply-is-priority-Nampally-MLA-elect/article11638794.ece |title=Ensuring water supply is priority: Nampally MLA-elect |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 May 2014 |publisher=thehindu.com | accessdate=25 May 2014 }} In 2018, his younger son Maqsood Hussain died after prolonged illness.{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/aimim-mla-jaffer-mehrajs-son-passes-away |title=AIMIM MLA Jaffer Mehraj's son passes away |publisher=telanganatoday.com | accessdate=28 Dec 2018 }}
Career
Jaffer Hussain was elected to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for the first time in 2009 municipal elections from Tolichowki. He was then elected as Deputy Mayor of GHMC from 2009 to 2012.
He was elected as an MLA for the first time in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Nampally Assembly Constituency defeating Mohammed Feroz Khan from Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 17,296 votes. In the 2018 Assembly elections, he retained his seat defeating rival Feroz Khan, who represented Indian National Congress party.{{Cite web |title=Yakutpura Constituency Election Results 2023: Yakutpura Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/constituency-show/yakutpura |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} Hussain got 57,940 votes while Khan managed to get 48,265 votes.{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/ts-election-results-aimims-jaffar-hussain-meraj-retains-nampally |title=TS Election results: AIMIM's Jaffar Hussain Meraj retains Nampally |publisher=telanganatoday.com | accessdate=11 Dec 2018 }}https://www.telangana.gov.in/legislature/MLAs
He won for third time contesting from Yakutpura Assembly constituency representing All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. He polled 46,153 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Amjed Ullah Khan of Majlis Bachao Tehreek, by a narrow margin of 878 votes.{{Cite web |title=Yakutpura assembly election results 2023: Yakutpura Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana/yakutpura-assembly-result-29068 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=India Today |language=en}} Amjed Khan got 45,275 votes.{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-12-03 |title=Yakutpura Election Result 2023 Live: Aimim Candidate Jaffar Hussain Wins From Yakutpura |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/yakutpura-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-trs-bjp-congress-aimim-telangana-assembly-election-results-news-1647284 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}
Earlier, he was the Deputy Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 2009 to 2012.
Positions held
Controversies
Assault on Congress Workers (November 2020)
In November 2020, Jaffar Hussain Meraj was involved in a controversy when an assault case was filed against him and three associates for allegedly attacking Congress workers in the Ahmed Nagar area of Hyderabad. The incident occurred when Congress leaders, including Masood Ahmed, were distributing cash relief to flood-affected families. Meraj and his supporters reportedly objected to the relief distribution, leading to a physical altercation. The Congress workers claimed they were assaulted, resulting in injuries to one of their leaders, who had to be treated at a local hospital. A case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including those related to assault and intimidation.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-13 |title=Hyderabad: Majlis MLA booked for assault on Congressmen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/majlis-mla-booked-for-assault-on-congmen/articleshow/79199745.cms |access-date=2025-02-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
References
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{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
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Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023