Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain Explained

Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain
Birth Date:1 January 1929
Birth Place:Jhangar, Rajouri district, British India
Alma Mater:Lahore University
Party:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Children:6 including Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali (Former Cabinet Minister J&K Govt.) & Showkat Ali Chowdhary (IFS)
Office:Minister of Revenue, Relief and rehabilitation, Rural development and Panchayati Raj, Jammu and Kashmir
Constituency:Darhal
Term:1977-1983
Term1:2000-2002
Predecessor:Mirza Mohd. Iqbal
Successor:Mirza Abdul Rashid
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (1967-1975)
Office2:Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Darhal
Termstart2:1967
Termend2:1996
Successor2:Mirza Abdul Rashid
Termstart3:1977
Predecessor3:Mirza Abdul Rashid
Termend3:1996
Successor3:Bashir Ahmed
Termstart4:1987
Predecessor4:Bashir Ahmed
Termend4:2002
Successor4:Thakur Puran Singh

Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain was an Indian politician and bureaucrat. He was part of 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th Jammu and Kashmir state Legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha).[1] [2] [3] [4] He represented the Darhal Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajouri district of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir 5 times. He was first elected as MLA from this seat, on the mandate of Indian national congress in 1967 and 1969 (bi elections). He remained district chief of the INC for a long period. In 1972 he was denied the mandate by the INC, In 1975 he joined Jammu and Kashmir national conference headed by Sheikh Mohmmed Abdullah. In 1977 he contested the elections from the same vidhan sabha seat on the mandate of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and was elected for 3rd time to the Vidhan Sabha. He was inducted in the council of ministers of Sheikh Mohmmed Abdullah. In 1983 he lost the elections to INC candidate and veteran spiritual gujjar leader with a very thin margin. In 1987, elections to Jammu and Kashmir legialative assembly, he was again elected (4th time) to represent this constituency.[5] Again, in 1996 elected to vidhan sabha for (5th time),[6] and was again inducted in the council of ministers headed by Dr Farooq Abdullah which he held till his death 30 September 2002.[7] [8] He also served as Block Development Officer from 1957 to 1967. As a minister he headed the revenue, relief and rehabilitation, rural development and Panchayati Raj cooperatives departments etc. His younger son Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali also represents Darhal (Vidhan Sabha) in 11th and 12th Assemblies and was a cabinet minister in the Mufti Mohommad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti Governments.

Notes and References

  1. [Darhal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darhal (Vidhan Sabha) constituency]
  2. Web site: Darhal Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com.
  3. https://india.votebook.world/chmohdhussain-po12213.aspx
  4. Web site: J-K minister Choudhary Mohammad Hussain dead. 30 September 2002. Zee News.
  5. Web site: Darhal Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency and Assembly Election Results. www.mapsofindia.com.
  6. Web site: ️ Ch. Mohd. Hussain winner in Darhal, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 1996: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates. LatestLY.
  7. Web site: Ch Mohd Hussain remembered on 16th anniversary - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir. www.scoopnews.in.
  8. Web site: Ch Mohd Hussain's 16th death anniversary observed. Daily. Excelsior. 30 September 2018.