Shamim Firdous Explained

Shamima Firdous (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. She is an MLA from Habba Kadal Assembly constituency in Srinagar district. She won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Firdous is from Habbakadal, Srinagar district. She married Mohammad Anees. She completed her B.A. and L.L.B. honours at Kashmir University in 1983.[5]

Career

Firdous won the Habba Kadal Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. She polled 4,955 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Moti Koul of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 2,359 votes. She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2014 Assembly election.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wani . Fayaz . 2014-12-25 . PDP Gets More Seats, but BJP has Upper Hand in Vote Share . 2024-08-26 . The New Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: 2014-12-23 . List of candidates declared winner by ECI : J&K Assembly Elections 2014 Result . 2024-08-26 . Statetimes . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-23 . Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list . 2024-08-26 . India Today . en.
  4. News: Shagun, Shamima and Sakina: Three women elected to Jammu and Kashmir Assembly . 13 October 2024 . 9 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Shamim Firdous(JKNC):Constituency- HABBAKADAL(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2024-08-26 . myneta.info.
  6. Web site: Wani . Fayaz . 2014-12-23 . PDP Holds South, Wrests Srinagar from NC; BJP Goes Blank in Valley, Ladakh; 15 Ministers Including CM Taste Defeat . 2024-08-26 . The New Indian Express . en.

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