Jaffar Hussain Meraj
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly (Yakutpura Assembly Constituency)
In office
2014 - Present
Preceded byMohammed Mumtaz khan
Constituency
Deputy Mayor Of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
In office
2009 - 2012
Personal details
Born (1960-01-26) 26 January 1960
Hyderabad
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Parent
  • Late Ahmed Hussain (father)
Residence(s)Hashimabad, Hyderabad
WebsiteJaffer Hussain on Facebook

Jaffar Hussain Meraj (born 26 January 1960) is an Indian politician and leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). He is currently representing the Yakutpura constituency after narrowly defeating MBT candidate Amjed Ullah Khan in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections.[1] He previously was the MLA of the Nampally constituency from 2014 to 2023. He was Deputy Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 2009 to 2012.

Personal life

Born in Hyderabad, (then part of Andhra Pradesh) to former MLA Ahmed Hussain, who was a legislator from Seetarambagh. In 1967, his sons Minhaj Hussain and Maqsood Hussain, completed their MBA and took care of their family business.[2] In 2018, his younger son Maqsood Hussain died after prolonged illness.[3]

Political career

Jaffer Hussain was elected to the GHMC for the first time in 2009 municipal elections from Tolichowki. He was then elected as Deputy Mayor of GHMC.

In the Telangana Assembly elections of 2014, he was elected as MLA of the Nampally Constituency defeating Mohammed Feroz Khan from Telugu Desam Party by 17,296 votes. In the 2018 elections, Hussain retained his seat defeating rival Feroz Khan; now part of Congress party. Hussain got 57,940 votes while Feroz Khan managed to get 48,265 votes.[4][5]

He is currently representing the Yakutpura constituency after narrowly defeating MBT candidate Amjed Ullah Khan by 878 votes in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. Hussain got 46,153 votes while Amjed Khan got 45,275 votes.[1]

Positions held

# From To Position Party
1. 2009 2012 Deputy Mayor of GHMC (1st term) AIMIM
2. 2014 2018 MLA (1st term) from Nampally AIMIM
3. 2018 2023 MLA (2nd term) from Nampally AIMIM
4 2023 Incumbent MLA from Yakutpura AIMIM

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ensuring water supply is priority: Nampally MLA-elect". thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "AIMIM MLA Jaffer Mehraj's son passes away". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "TS Election results: AIMIM's Jaffar Hussain Meraj retains Nampally". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.telangana.gov.in/legislature/MLAs


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