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Imran Masood

Not to be confused with Imran Masood (Pakistani politician).

Imran Masood
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byHaji Fazlur Rehman
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2007 – 9 March 2012
Preceded byJagdish Singh Rana
Succeeded byMahaveer Singh Rana
ConstituencyMuzaffarabad
Personal details
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971 (age 53)
Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress[1]
Other political
affiliations		Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party[2]
SpouseSaima Masood
RelationsRasheed Masood
Children5 daughters
ResidenceSaharanpur
EducationHR Inter College Gangoh (High school)

Imran Masood (born 21 April 1971) is an Indian politician.He is currently serving Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Saharanpur. He has served as the Chairman of Saharanpur's Municipal Council and MLA from Muzzafarabad (now Behat) in Saharanpur District in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.

He was a vice president of Indian National Congress, Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of Advisory Council in Uttar Pradesh Congress. He served as the National Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC).

Political career

Masood was given ticket from the Congress party from the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency for the 2014 Indian general election. In March 2014, a video clip surfaced in which Masood was seen threatening then BJP's Prime-Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.[3] In the video clip, Masood was allegedly threatening to "chop" Modi "into pieces."[4] Masood's partisans claim that this clip was six months old and had been deliberately leaked to polarize the electorate ahead of the Lok Sabha election. On 29 March 2014, he was arrested by for his hate speech against Narendra Modi.[5] Later on, he was defeated by BJP candidate Raghav Lakhanpal.

He contested 2017 assembly election of UP and lost.[6]

In the 2017 UP Vidhan Sabha elections Imran Masood fought from the Nakur Constituency. He lost to Dharam Singh Saini of BJP.

On 7 October 2023 Imran Masood again joined Indian National Congress.[7] He was subsequently named the party's candidate from Saharanpur for the 2024 Indian general election. Masood won the election by a margin of 5.25% against former MP Raghav Lakhanpal[8]

Positions held

Elections contested

Year Election Type Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage Ref
2006 Chairman Nagar Palika Parishad, Saharanpur Won 43.60% Harish Malik BJP 40.60% [9]
2007 MLA Muzaffarabad Won 28.14% Jagdish Singh Rana SP 25.77% [10]
2012 MLA Nakur Lost 36.71% Dharam Singh Saini BSP 38.59% [11]
2014 MP Saharanpur Lost 34.15% Raghav Lakhanpal BJP 39.60% [12]
2017 MLA Nakur Lost 35.51% Dharam Singh Saini BJP 37.11% [13]
2019 MP Saharanpur Lost 16.81% Haji Fazlur Rehman BSP 41.74% [14]
2024 MP Saharanpur Won 44.6% Raghav Lakhanpal BJP 39.3% [15]

References

  1. ^ Financialexpress (7 October 2023). "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Imran Masood returns to Congress after SP, BSP stint, party says 'ghar wapsi'". Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ The Economic Times (29 August 2023). "BSP expels former MLA Imran Masood for alleged anti-party activities". Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Congress candidate Imran Masood threatens to 'chop' Narendra Modi". Economic Times. 28 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Congress candidate Imran Masood arrested for 'chop Modi into pieces' remark". The Economic Times. 29 March 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Imran Masood arrested for his Hate Speech against Narendra Modi". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. 29 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Imran Masood as Congress Candidate".
  7. ^ "SP और BSP होते हुए फिर Congress में लौटे इमरान मसूद, राहुल के इस करीबी नेता ने दिलाई सदस्यता". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Saharanpur election results 2024: Cong's Imran Masood wins". The Times of India. 5 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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  13. ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  14. ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Saharanpur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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