Qamar Hussain Explained

Qamar Hussain Choudhary (born 1948) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was the MLA from Rajouri Assembly constituency in Rajouri district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.^[1] He was nominated again to contest the Thanamandi Assembly constituency which was a newly created seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe community in the 2024 election by JKPDP but lost.^[2]

Early life and education

Hussain is from Thanamandi, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of late Lal Din. He is an advocate and his wife is a government teacher. He completed his B.A. and then completed his L.L.B. in 1987 at University of Jammu.^[3]

Career

Hussain won from Rajouri Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 26,954 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Chowdhary Talib Hussain of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 2,490 votes.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-12-23 . Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list . 2024-09-15 . India Today . en.
2. Web site: 2024-09-14 . Pahari-Gujjar divide in first battle for Jammu ST seats; BJP, INDIA play role reversal . 2024-09-15 . The Indian Express . en.
3. Web site: Qamar Hussain(JKPDP):Constituency- RAJOURI(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: . 2024-09-15 . www.myneta.info.
4. Web site: 2014-12-24 . In a First, Muslim Candidate Wins on BJP Ticket in Jammu . 2024-09-15 . Kashmir Observer . en-US.
5. Web site: sameer . 2024-09-04 . It will be historic: BJP candidate Gupta on winning Rajouri seat . 2024-09-15 . Rising Kashmir . en-US.