Mir Mustafa Explained

Office:Member of Legislative Assembly (India)
Constituency:Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Termend:1977
Termstart:1972
Office1:Member of Legislative Assembly (India)
Termend1:1990
Termstart1:1987
Death Date:March 1990
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (1972)
Spouse:Aisha Begum
Children:Javaid Mustafa Mir

Ghulam Mustafa Mir was an Indian Politician and a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He served twice as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) first in 1972 from the Indian National Congress and then in 1987 as an Independent Politician. Mir was abducted and assassinated by militants in March 1990.[1] [2]

Political career

Mir joined the Indian National Congress in 1960 and fought elections from the party in 1972 in which he achieved victory with an impressive lead of 18961 votes and 20774 margin in total. He was considered a close ally but he left congress and later fought the 1987 assembly elections as an independent candidate where he again emerged victorious.[3]

Assassination

In March 1990, Mir left his house but was abducted on his way by militants, who demanded the release of eight militants. Negotiations however didn't go well and he was killed. Two days later, his body was found near Batamaloo and the accused gunmen were later killed in an encounter.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hizbul militant gets 19-year sentence for killing ex-MLA . indianexpress.com. 2021-08-25.
  2. Web site: Chadura Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com. 2021-08-25.
  3. Web site: Chadoora Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Chadoora Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu And Kashmir. elections.in. 2021-08-25.
  4. Web site: Assassinated. Kashmir Life. 2021-08-25.