Iqra Choudhary Explained

Iqra Choudhary
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Kairana
Term Start1:24 June 2024
Predecessor1:Pradeep Kumar Choudhary
Nationality:Indian
Party:Samajwadi Party
Education:Master of Science
Alma Mater:SOAS University of London
Father:Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan
Mother:Begum Tabassum Hasan
Occupation:Politician
Birth Date:26 August 1994
Birth Place:Kairana, Uttar Pradesh, India
Relations:Nahid Hasan (brother)

Iqra Choudhary or Iqra Hassan (born 26 August 1994) is an Indian politician. She is the member of Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency since 4 June 2024.[1] She is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[1] [2]

Early life and education

She was born into a Muslim family on 26 August 1994[3] to Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan, a former Member of the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha, and Begum Tabassum Hasan, a former Member of the Lok Sabha. She comes from a political background, with both her grandfather and parents having served as Members of Parliament. Currently, her brother, Chaudhary Nahid Hasan, is serving his third term as the incumbent MLA from the Kairana Assembly constituency.[4] [5] [6]

She completed her schooling at Queen Mary School in New Delhi and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. She later completed her MSc International Politics & Law from SOAS University of London in 2020.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Political career

Iqra comes from a political family, with her grandfather Akhtar Hasan, father Munawwar Hasan and mother Tabassum Hasan being former MPs from Kairana. Her brother Nahid Hasan has been a three time Member of Legislative Assembly.[11] She started her political career in 2016, contesting in the Zila Panchayat elections and losing by 5000 votes.[12] [13]

She started an election campaign for her brother Nahid Hasan who was jailed in some cases. She led the campaign and marked his brother as a winning candidate from Kairana Assembly constituency.[14] [15] [16] [17]

During the 2024 General Election, Iqra defeated Pradeep Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 69,116 votes to become a Member of Parliament from Kairana.[18] [19]

During the discussion on the Ministry of Education's budget, she criticized the budget for discriminating against minority education. She also expressed concerns about the closure of the Maulana Azad Foundation and the removal of important historical and scientific content from textbooks, including Darwin's theory and the distortion of Mughal history.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Commission of India . . results.eci.gov.in . 4 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Iqra Choudhary(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- KAIRANA(UTTAR PRADESH) . 4 June 2024. myneta.info.
  3. Web site: National InformaticsCentre . Digital Sansad . 14 June 2024 . Digital Sansad . en.
  4. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Polls: Sister out to retain SP bastion for jailed Nahid Hassan in Kairana . Namita Bajpai . 24 January 2022 . 4 June 2024 . The New Indian Express.
  5. News: Iqra, sister of jailed SP MLA Nahid Hasan, gets ready for LS polls . TNN . 17 July 2022 . . 4 June 2024.
  6. News: Kumar . Anuj . 15 April 2024 . Practising 'strategic feminism' in the hotbed of patriarchy in Uttar Pradesh . 16 July 2024 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  7. Web site: Ahmad . Ghazala . 17 April 2024 . SOAS graduate, SP's Iqra Hasan takes on BJP, poised to win Kairana Lok Sabha seat in UP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418040934/https://maktoobmedia.com/india/soas-graduate-sps-iqra-hasan-takes-on-bjp-poised-to-win-kairana-lok-sabha-seat-in-up/ . 18 April 2024 . 7 June 2024 . Maktoob media . en-US.
  8. Web site: Sherwani . Arfa Khanum . 30 June 2024 . Interview Iqra Hasan on Being a Dynast, a Politician and a Representative of Communities . 16 July 2024 . The Wire . en.
  9. Web site: Bhandare . Namita . 9 June 2024 . Meet the MP: Iqra Munawwar Hasan . 16 July 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  10. Web site: Raju . S . 7 June 2024 . Young MP faces the challenge of restoring Kairana's reputation . 16 July 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  11. Web site: Noor . Aliza . 10 July 2024 . 'Will Speak on Hate Crime in Parliament': SP MP Iqra Choudhary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715152835/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/interview-samajwadi-party-iqra-choudhary-kairana-lok-sabha-muslim-woman-mp#read-more . 15 July 2024 . 18 July 2024 . . en.
  12. Web site: Samajwadi Party Candidate Iqra Hasan Wins Kairana Lok Sabha Seat To Strengthen Family Legacy; Factors Contributed To Her Win . 6 June 2024 . English Jagran . en.
  13. Web site: Savkoor . Tanya . Who Is Iqra Hasan? New Kairana MP Continuing Family's Political Legacy . 16 July 2024 . www.shethepeople.tv . en.
  14. Web site: Iqra Hasan: लंदन से पढ़ाई, पिता पूर्व सांसद-भाई विधायक, जानिए कैराना से सपा प्रत्याशी इकरा हसन के बारे में - Iqra Hasan Profile: Lok Sabha Election 2024 know SP Candidate from Kairana Education Political Back Ground in UP Hindi News . 6 June 2024 . Jagran . hi.
  15. Web site: Ara . Ismat . 4 July 2024 . Iqra Hasan: Youngest MP from Kairana Brings Fresh Perspective to Indian Politics . 16 July 2024 . Frontline . en.
  16. Web site: Mishra . Dheeraj . 19 April 2024 . Carrying forward family legacy, SP's Kairana candidate Iqra Hasan looks to bridge 'communal gap' . 16 July 2024 . The Indian Express . en.
  17. Web site: 2024-06-05 . Akhilesh’s experiment with Youth: For SP, debutants with political lineage wrest 3 seats from BJP . 2024-08-12 . The Indian Express . en.
  18. News: Kairana, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: SP Wins by 112852 Votes . India Today News Desk . 4 June 2024 . 4 June 2024 . India Today.
  19. Web site: Dwivedi . Kishor . 16 April 2024 . London-educated Iqra Hasan carries forward family's political legacy in west UP's Kairana . 16 July 2024 . ThePrint . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Iqra Choudhary: Mughal history being distorted to advance a certain kind of narrative . 2024-08-12 . The Economic Times . en.

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