Asif Muhammad Khan

Asif Muhammad Khan Former MLA
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Okhla
In office 2009–2015
Preceded by	Parvez Hashmi
Succeeded by	Amanatullah Khan
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-08) 8 February 1961 (age 63) Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Mrs. Fehmina Khan
Children	Ariba Khan (daughter)
Parent	Mr. Ashfaque Mohd. Khan (father)[1]
Residence	New Delhi
Profession	Farmer & Politician

Asif Muhammad Khan (born 8 February 1961) is an Indian politician and was member of the Fourth and Fifth Legislative Assemblies of Delhi, India. He represented the Okhla constituency and is a member of the Indian National Congress. Asif is the younger brother of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.

Early life and family

Asif Khan was born on 8 February 1961 in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.

His daughter Ariba Khan is Counsellor of Abul Fazal ward (Okhla) in MCD since 2022.

Career

Khan contested and won his first election in 1997 from the Okhla ward of Municipal Corporation of Delhi as an independent candidate.[2] He won the election into the Municipal Council for a second term and remained a councillor till 2007. Khan then contested the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election from a Rashtriya Janta Dal ticket from Okhla but lost to Parvez Hashmi by only 541 votes.[3] After Hashmi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, Khan contested the 2009 by-election and became a member of the assembly. He later switched to the Indian National Congress in 2013.[4] He went on to win the seat for a second time in the 2013 Assembly Election. Khan lost the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election and came third.[5]

References

1. "Asif Mohd. Khan". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "Delhi State Election Commission". sec.delhigovt.nic.in. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
3. "GENERAL ELECTION 2008 TO THE 4th DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REPORT AND STATISTICAL DETAILS" (PDF). 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2013.
4. MuslimMirror (27 August 2013). "Okhla MLA Asif Mohmmad Khan joins Congress". Muslim Mirror. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from the 54, Okhla Constituency" (PDF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.