Vikar Rasool Wani
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Preceded byGhulam Ahmad Mir
Succeeded byTariq Hameed Karra
Preceded byMolvi Abdul Rashid
ConstituencyBanihal
Vikar Rasool Wani | |
|---|---|
| President Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee | |
| In office 16 August 2022 – 16 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ahmad Mir |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Hameed Karra |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Molvi Abdul Rashid |
| Constituency | Banihal |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Sajad Shaheen |
| Constituency | Banihal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Vikar Rasool Wani[1] is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He represented Banihal Assembly constituency in the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2008 till 2018. Wani had served as the President of Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee from August 2022 to August 2024.[2][3][4][5]
Wani began his political career when he won a councillor seat from Banihal in the municipal elections. He was later named as a candidate for the 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He won from Banihal constituency twice, in the 2008 and 2014 elections in the state. In the 2024 assembly elections, Wani lost to Sajad Shaheen of National Conference by a margin of 6,110 votes.[6]
