| Mohammad Ilyas | |
| Office: | Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Punhana |
| Relations: | Chaudhary Sardar Khan (uncle), Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman (brother) |
| Party: | Indian National Congress (rejoined April 2019) |
| Termstart: | 28 October 2019 |
| Alma Mater: | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| Birth Place: | Punhana, Punjab, India |
| Parents: | Chaudhary Rahim Khan (father) |
| Office3: | Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Office4: | Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Office5: | Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Termstart4: | 9 March 2000 |
| Termend4: | 8 March 2005 |
| Termstart5: | 9 July 1991 |
| Termend5: | 10 May 1996 |
| Term Start: | 28 October 2019 |
| Termstart3: | 28 October 2009 |
| Termend3: | 20 October 2014 |
| Constituency3: | Punhana |
| Constituency4: | Ferozepur Jhirka |
| Constituency5: | Nuh |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (till 2000), Indian National Lok Dal (2000 - 2018), Jannayak Janta Party (2018 - 2019) |
| Birth Date: | 1954 4, df=yes |
| Honorific Prefix: | Chaudhary |
| Office1: | Minister of Power, Government of Haryana |
| 1Blankname1: | Additional Ministry and Departments |
| 1Namedata1: |
|
| Term Start1: | 21 March 1991 |
| Term End1: | 11 May 1996 |
| Office2: | Minister of State, Government of Haryana |
| 1Blankname2: | Ministry and Departments |
| 1Namedata2: |
|
| Term Start2: | 3 March 2000 |
| Term End2: | 5 March 2005 |
Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas (born 1 April 1954) is an Indian Politician who is a current member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Punahana constituency in Nuh district of Haryana. He has been elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly four times and has served as a Minister twice in the Government of Haryana.
Mohammad Ilyas was born to Chaudhary Rahim Khan in the village of Sultanpur-Punahana on 1 April 1954. He has three brothers and four sisters. His father was elected a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Faridabad constituency in 1984 till his death on 18 December 1987. His father was also elected as Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly three times, Firstly in 1967 and secondly 1972 and in last elected in 1982 from Nuh constituency. His father served as minister twice in Government of Haryana.
He was initially elected from the Nuh constituency and worked as Power Minister from Indian National Congress during that time (1991–1996). Then from Ferozepur Jhirka constituency and worked as Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and Waqf Board during that time (2000–2005). He was then elected twice as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Punahana constituency (2009–2014) (2019-2024).[1] [2] [3]
He also contested an election for parliamentary seat of the Faridabad constituency in 2004 and lost the election to Avtar Singh Bhadana with a margin of 1,51,929 votes.[4]
He is a member of the Rahim Khan Clan, one of the most prominent political families in the Mewat region. His brother, Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman, was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh constituency (2005–2009). His uncle, Chaudhary Sardar Khan, was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh constituency and worked as Deputy Home Minister in the Government of Haryana (1977–1982).
He is married to Anwari Begum and has 6 children. He did Bachelor of Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia.
| From | To | Position | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1991 | 1996 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term) | INC | |
| 2. | 2000 | 2005 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Ferozeopur Jhirka (2nd term) | INLD | |
| 3. | 2009 | 2014 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (3rd term) | INLD | |
| 4. | 2019 | 2024 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (4th term) | INC |
| Year | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | LKD | Nuh | 15,773 | 24.92% | 27,970 | ||
| 1989 (by-election) | INC | 14,206 | 15.28% | 18,523 | |||
| 1991 | 17,274 | 28.47% | 4,243 | ||||
| 1996 | IND | 7,379 | 10.98% | 13,022 | |||
| 2000 | INLD | Ferozepur Jhirka | 44,288 | 50.32% | 17,560 | ||
| 2005 | 33,372 | 32.45% | 1,723 | ||||
| 2009 | Punahana | 18,865 | 23.22% | 2,688 | |||
| 2014 | 31,140 | 29.56% | 3,141 | ||||
| 2019 | INC | 18,865 | 28.76% | 816 | |||