Mohammad Khalil Bandh

Mohammad Khalil Bandh
Minister Agriculture and Production
In office
2018–2018
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti
Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti
ConstituencyPulwama
Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2014
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti
ConstituencyPulwama
Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2008
GovernorSrinivas Kumar Sinha
Chief MinisterMufti Mohammad Sayeed
ConstituencyPulwama
Personal details
Bornc. 1952
Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Political partyJammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Parent
  • Abdul Gaffar Bandh (father)
EducationMatriculation

Mohammad Khalil Bandh (born c. 1952[1]) is an Indian politician and the former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.[2] As a MLA, he represented Pulwama assembly constituency thrice in 2002, 2008 and 2014 when he was associated with Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and subsequently served district president of the party.[3] In 2018, he was appointed as agriculture and production minister by Mehbooba Mufti until PDP-BJP alliance collapsed in 2018.[4][5]

Later in 2019, he resigned from PDP and made his political associations with the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference after he alleged party's misconduct about its old leaders.[3]

Biography

He was born to Abdul Gaffar Bandh around 1948 in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir princely state (in modern-day Jammu and Kashmir union territory). He did his matriculation in 1967 from the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education.[1]

Controversies

He along with other politicians allegedly increased his assets by 9,564% between 2009 and 2014.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mohd Khalil Bandh(JKPDP):Constituency- PULWAMA(PULWAMA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  2. ^ "PDP founding member Mohammad Khalil Band joins National Conference". 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Former PDP leader Mohammad Khalil Bandh joins NC". Deccan Herald. 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Bandh assumes office as Minister for Agriculture - The News Now". www.thenewsnow.co.in.
  5. ^ "Khalil Bandh, founding member of PDP, joins National Conference". Hindustan Times. 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ Gilani, Iftikhar (28 February 2017). "Exclusive: Smarter than wolves of Wall Street; politicians' net worth up by 40,000% over a single term". DNA India.