Sajid Khan Pathan

Pathan was born in Akola, Maharashtra in a middle class family.^{[citation needed]} He is the son of Mannan Khan Sujat Khan. He passed Class 8 at Mungilal Bajoriya School and later discontinued his studies in 1991 after failing to clear Class 10 examinations conducted by Akola Board, Amravati.^[1]

Pathan entered politics in 2007 and was elected as a municipal corporator from a local ward in Akola which he served for three consecutive terms and about 20 years. He also served as chairman of the Standing Committee and leader of the opposition in Akola Municipal Corporation.^[4]

Pathan won from Akola West Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 88,718 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vijay Agrawal Kamalkishor of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 1,283 votes.^[5][6][7][8] During the post victory celebrations, a few of his supporters were arrested for allegedly assaulting policemen.^[9] Earlier, he lost the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.