Imran Masood
Indian politician
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Imran Masood (born 21 April 1971; Hindi pronunciation: [ɪmɾaːn̪ məsuːd̪]) is an Indian politician. He is currently serving Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Saharanpur. He has served as the Chairman of Saharanpur's Municipal Council and MLA from Muzzafarabad (now Behat) in Saharanpur District in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Haji Fazlur Rehman |
| Constituency | Saharanpur |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2007 – 9 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Singh Rana |
| Succeeded by | Mahaveer Singh Rana |
| Constituency | Muzaffarabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1971 |
| Party | Indian National Congress[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party[2] |
| Spouse | Saima Masood |
| Relations | Rasheed Masood |
| Children | 5 daughters |
| Education | HR Inter College Gangoh (High school) |
He was a vice president of Indian National Congress, Uttar Pradesh. He was also a member of Advisory Council in Uttar Pradesh Congress. He served as the National Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Political career
Masood was given ticket from the Congress party from the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency for the 2014 Indian general election. In March 2014, a video clip surfaced in which Masood was seen threatening then BJP's Prime-Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.[3] In the video clip, Masood was allegedly threatening to "chop" Modi "into pieces."[4] Masood's partisans claim that this clip was six months old and had been deliberately leaked to polarize the electorate ahead of the Lok Sabha election. On 29 March 2014, he was arrested by for his hate speech against Narendra Modi.[5] Later on, he was defeated by BJP candidate Raghav Lakhanpal.
He contested 2017 assembly election of UP and lost.[6]
In the 2017 UP Vidhan Sabha elections Imran Masood fought from the Nakur Constituency. He lost to Dharam Singh Saini of BJP.
On 7 October 2023 Imran Masood again joined Indian National Congress.[7] He was subsequently named the party's candidate from Saharanpur for the 2024 Indian general election. Masood won the election by a margin of 5.25% against former MP Raghav Lakhanpal.[8]
Positions held
- Chairman - Nagar Palika Parishad, Saharanpur (2006–2007)
- MLA - Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2007–2012)
- Member - Privilege committee of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2008–2009)
- Vice president of Uttar Pradesh Congress (2019-2020)
- Member of advisory council in Uttar Pradesh Congress (2020-2021)
- National secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and secretary of Delhi (2021-2022)
- Member of Parliament (Saharanpur) (2024–present)[9]
Elections contested
| Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
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| 2006 | Chairman | Nagar Palika Parishad, Saharanpur | Won | 43.60% | Harish Malik | BJP | 40.60% | [10] |
| 2007 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 28.14% | Jagdish Singh Rana | SP | 25.77% | [11] |
| 2012 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 36.71% | Dharam Singh Saini | BSP | 38.59% | [12] |
| 2014 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 34.15% | Raghav Lakhanpal | BJP | 39.60% | [13] |
| 2017 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 35.51% | Dharam Singh Saini | BJP | 37.11% | [14] |
| 2019 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 16.81% | Haji Fazlur Rehman | BSP | 41.74% | [15] |
| 2024 | MP | Saharanpur | Won | 44.6% | Raghav Lakhanpal | BJP | 39.3% | [16] |