1. Afzal Ansari was born on 14 August 1953 and is an Indian politician of the Samajwadi Party and currently an incumbent Member of Parliament of India for Ghazipur constituency, Uttar Pradesh.
14 Facts About Afzal Ansari
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Afzal Ansari won the 2004 and 2019 Indian general election.
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Afzal Ansari is married to Farhat Ansari since 26 October 1991 and the couple have 3 daughters.
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Afzal Ansari started his political career with the Communist Party of India.
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Afzal Ansari contested Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 1985 for the first time and defeated Abhay Narayan Rai from Indian National Congress with a margin of 3,064 votes.
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From 1985 to 2002, Afzal Ansari served five terms as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mohammadabad Assembly constituency.
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Afzal Ansari contested the 2004 Lok Sabha general election on the Samajwadi Party ticket and defeated Manoj Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 226,777 votes.
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Afzal Ansari contested the 2009 general election on the Samajwadi Party ticket for Ghazipur but lost to the Bhartiya Janta Party's Radhe Mohan Singh.
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Afzal Ansari rejoined the SP in 2019 and contested the general election in Ghazipur; he won the seat, becoming the 17th Lok Sabha member from Ghazipur.
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On 1 May 2023, Afzal Ansari was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following being given a 4 year jail sentence.
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Afzal Ansari's suspension was revoked on 15 December 2023 by the Supreme Court of India.
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Afzal Ansari has been elected 5 times as MLA and 3 times as Lok Sabha MP.
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On 1 May 2023, Afzal Ansari was disqualified as a Member of Parliament following being given a 4-year jail sentence.
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Afzal Ansari's suspension was revoked on 15 December 2023 by the Supreme Court of India.