Mateen Ahmed Explained

Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed
Constituency Am:Seelampur
Assembly:Delhi Legislative
Term Start:1993
Term End:2015
Predecessor:N/A
Birth Date:1958 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Todarpur Village, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Suraiya Begum
Party:Indian National Congress
Children:Three Sons
Parents:Chaudhary Mehfooz Ali
Residence:Chauhan Bangar, New Seelampur, Delhi
Profession:Businessman

Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed (born 5 November 1958) is an Indian politician from Delhi belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He was a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Seelampur Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was reelected in 2013 as an M.L.A from Seelampur constituency, defeating Kaushal Kumar Mishra (BJP) by 21,728 votes.[1]

Early life

Mateen was born on 5 November 1958 to Chaudhary Mehfooz Ali at Todarpur Village, Hapur District, Uttar Pradesh.[2] In 1976, he completed his graduation (B.A.) from Kishan Degree College, Simbhawali, Meerut University.[3]

Political career

Vidhan Sabha elections

He was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1993 from Seelampur constituency in Delhi under Janata Dal, defeating Jai Kishan DassGupta (BJP) by 1,438 votes.[4] In 1996, he left Janata Dal and joined the Congress party, but during the 1998 Delhi Assembly election, he was denied a ticket by the INC,[5] so he ran as an independent candidate and defeated Data Ram (BJP) by 16,375 votes, thus improving his tally.[6] In 2003 and 2008, he was elected again for the Third and Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi on the Congress ticket, defeating Sanjay Kumar Jain (BJP) by 21,712 votes and Sita Ram Gupta (BJP) by 26,277 votes respectively.[7] [8]

2013 elections

In 2013, he was elected again for the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, defeating Kaushal Kumar Mishra (BJP) by 21,728 votes.[9] Mateen Ahmed was selected as a pro tem speaker of the Delhi assembly, 2013.[10]

Delhi Wakf council

He was elected as a chairman of the Delhi Wakf Board in November 2004, succeeding Haroon Yusuf. In 2009, he was re-elected again for the chairman of the Delhi Wakf Board.[11]

Positions held

YearDescription
1993
  • Member, Committee on Welfare of SC/ST & OBC (1994-1998)[12]
1998Elected to 2nd Delhi Assembly (2nd term)
  • Member, Committee on Question & Reference (1999-2002)[13]
  • Member, Committee on Welfare of SC/ST & OBC (2002-2003)
2003Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly (3rd term)
  • Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the table (2004-2009)[14]
  • Member, Committee on Question & Reference (2004-2009)
  • Member, Committee on Government Undertaking (2006-2009)[15]
2008Elected to 4th Delhi Assembly (4th term)
  • Chairman, Committee on Estimates (2009-2010)[16]
  • Member, Committee on Question & Reference (2009-2010)
  • Member, Committee on Privileges (2009-2010)[17]
  • Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the table (2009-2010)
2013Elected to 5th Delhi Assembly (5th term)

Personal life

Chaudhary Mateen has been married to Suraiya Begum; they have three sons.[2] First son Zubair Ahmed is also in Politics, second son owns garment showroom in Delhi & his youngest son is working with Zee Media.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Delhi Assembly Election Results (70/70). 29 December 2013. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: MLA's Particulars : Mateen Ahmed . Delhi Legislative Assembly . Delhi Govt. . 5 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Know Your MLA : Mateen Ahmed . Myneta.info . 5 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 : To The Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi . Election Commission of India . 5 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Popularity of Mateen Ahmed seems to be waning in Seelampur, but he may still win . 2 December 2013 . twocircles.net . 5 November 2014.
  6. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 : To The Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi . Election Commission of India . 5 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 : To The Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi . Election Commission of India . 5 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 : To The Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi . Election Commission of India . 5 November 2014.
  9. Web site: 2013 Election Results : The Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi . Election Commission of India . 5 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228020252/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/statewiseU05.htm?st=U05 . 28 December 2013 .
  10. News: Seelampur MLA Mateen Ahmed is Delhi's pro-tem speaker . IANS . 31 December 2013 . 5 November 2014.
  11. http://www.delhiwakfboard.org/present_board_more.php?id=1 Delhi Wakf Board : Chairman
  12. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  13. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  14. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  15. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  16. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  17. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly.
  18. Web site: Chaudhry Mateen Ahmed: Congress . Hindustan Times . 25 October 2008 . 5 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105224752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/chaudhry-mateen-ahmed-congress-seelampur/article1-347206.aspx . 5 November 2014 .

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