Mohammad Ilyas (Indian politician) explained

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:
  • Irrigation
Term Start1:21 March 1991
Term End1:11 May 1996
Office2:Minister of State,
Government of Haryana
1Blankname2:Ministry and Departments
1Namedata2:
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Dairy Development
  • Waqf Board
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.

Early life

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.

Political career

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]

Personal

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.

Positions held

Legislative Assembly Terms

FromToPositionParty
1.19911996Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term)INC
2.20002005Member of Legislative Assembly from Ferozeopur Jhirka (2nd term)INLD
3.20092014Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (3rd term)INLD
4.20192024Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (4th term)INC

Haryana Government

Other Notable Positions

Electoral performance

Legislative Assembly Elections

YearPartyConstituency NameResultVotes gainedVote shareMargin
1987LKDNuh15,77324.92%27,970
1989 (by-election)INC14,20615.28%18,523
199117,27428.47%4,243
1996IND7,37910.98%13,022
2000INLDFerozepur Jhirka44,288 50.32%17,560
200533,372 32.45%1,723
2009Punahana18,86523.22%2,688
201431,14029.56%3,141
2019INC18,86528.76%816

2004 Lok Sabha Election

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohammad Ilyas(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PUNHANA(MEWAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2022-01-01 . myneta.info.
  2. Web site: MLA details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200423142307/http://haryanaassembly.gov.in:80/mla-details/?id=49223 . 2020-04-23 . haryanaassembly.gov.in. 17 July 2018 .
  3. Web site: Punahana Election Result 2019 LIVE: Punahana MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia . 2022-01-01 . www.oneindia.com . en.
  4. Web site: Faridabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency . 2023-09-20 . resultuniversity.com.