Iqra Choudhary
Iqra Choudhary | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Choudhary |
| Constituency | Kairana |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Parent | Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan (father) Begum Tabassum Hasan (mother) |
| Relatives | Nahid Hasan (brother) |
| Alma mater | SOAS University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
Iqra Choudhary, also known as Choudhary Iqra Munawwar Hasan, 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[edit]
She was born into a Muslim Gujjar family to Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan, a former Member of 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.[3][4]
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 SOAS University of London in 2020.[2][5]
Political career[edit]
Iqra started her political career in 2016, contesting in the Zila Panchayat elections and losing by 5000 votes.[6][citation needed]
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.[7]
During the 2024 General Election, Iqra defeated Pradeep Kumar of the Bharatiya Janta Party by a margin of 69,116 votes to become a Member of Parliament from Kairana.[1][8]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Iqra Choudhary(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- KAIRANA(UTTAR PRADESH)". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Namita Bajpai (24 January 2022). "Uttar Pradesh Polls: Sister out to retain SP bastion for jailed Nahid Hassan in Kairana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ TNN (17 July 2022). "Iqra, sister of jailed SP MLA Nahid Hasan, gets ready for LS polls". Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Ahmad, Ghazala (2024-04-17). "SOAS graduate, SP's Iqra Hasan takes on BJP, poised to win Kairana Lok Sabha seat in UP". Maktoob media. Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Samajwadi Party Candidate Iqra Hasan Wins Kairana Lok Sabha Seat To Strengthen Family Legacy; Factors Contributed To Her Win". English Jagran. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "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". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ India Today News Desk (4 June 2024). "Kairana, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: SP Wins by 112852 Votes". India Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
