Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique

Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 October 2019
Preceded byShaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid
ConstituencyMalegaon Central
Floor Leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 October 2019
Preceded byWaris Pathan
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byShaikh Rashid Haji Shaffi
Succeeded byShaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid
ConstituencyMalegaon Central
Personal details
BornMalegaon India
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Other political
affiliations
Alma materDarul-ulum Deoband
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitician, cleric

Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique is an Islamic scholar and an Indian politician from Malegaon city, Maharashtra. He had two terms as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He won from the Malegaon Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He first won in 2009 by Jan Surajya Shakti. In 2014, he joined Nationalist Congress Party and contested elections, but lost. In 2019, he joined AIMIM. He is also general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. [1][2][3]

Personal life

In 2020, Khalique was arrested for barging into a hospital in Malegaon with his supporters and manhandling a doctor and hospital staff for not attending his calls. Ismail claimed he and his followers were polite and non-violent.[4] He is a member of the Committee of Darul Uloom Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, known as Rukn-e-Shura Darul Uloom Deoband. He has 8 children.

Political career

He has been affiliated with different political parties. He began his political career as a member of the Jan Surajya Shakti party, serving as an MLA from the Malegaon Central Assembly constituency in Maharashtra from 2009 to 2014.

In 2019, Khalique transitioned to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and contested the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Malegaon Central Assembly constituency. During this election, he secured a resounding victory with 1,16,906 votes, representing 58.52% of the total vote share.

Positions held

# From To Position Political party
1. 2009 2014 MLA (1st term) from Malegaon Central Jan Surajya Shakti
2. 2019 2024 MLA (2nd term) from Malegaon Central All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
3. 2024[5] MLA (3rd term) from Malegaon Central All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

References

  1. ^ "Maharashtra election result 2019: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Results: Full list of winning candidates". India TV. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Owaisi's AIMIM Wins 2 in Maharashtra, Announces Arrival in Bihar". The Quint. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus: AIMIM MLA arrested in Malegaon for barging into hospital with supporters, manhandling doctor and hospital staff".
  5. ^ Hindustantimes (23 November 2024). "Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes". Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.