Usman Abdul Majid
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Usman Abdul Majid (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Bandipora Assembly constituency in Bandipore district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India- State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Jammu & Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf |website=ceojk.nic.in}}
Early life and education
Majid is from Bandipora, Bandipur district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Kabir Ganie. He completed his B.A. in 1985 from a college affiliated with the University of Kashmir.{{Cite web |title=Usman Abdul Majid(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BANDIPORA(BANDIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=49 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.myneta.info}} He was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Students' Liberation Front.{{Cite web |date=2002-02-15 |title=From terror to politics |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30243954.ece |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Frontline |language=en}}
Career
Majid won from Bandipora Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 25,084 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nizamudin Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 3,743 votes.{{Cite news |date=2014-11-24 |title=Ballot not bullet now rules in Bandipora |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ballot-not-bullet-now-rules-in-bandipora/articleshow/45259555.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-09-11 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} He lost the seat in 2024 as an independent candidate by a margin of 811 votes.
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir
Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018
Category:People from Bandipore district