Syed Tufail Hasan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Moradabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1958 Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Other political affiliations | Mahagathbandhan |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University MBBS(1981) M.S.(1984) |
| Profession | Doctor |
Syed Tufail Hasan is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Moradabad since 2019.
Education[edit]
He is a trained doctor (surgeon) with MBBS and MS degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh of Aligarh Muslim University.[1]
Political career[edit]
Hasan has served as mayor of Moradabad from 2006 to 2012. In 2014 Indian general election, Hasan contested from Moradabad constituency as a candidate of Samajwadi Party and was defeated by Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] On 30 March 2019, the party announced that Hasan would contest the upcoming 2019 Indian general election from Moradabad in place of Haji Nasir Qureshi. This was done as the local party leaders resented when Hasan was denied a ticket.[3][4] On 23 May, he was elected to Lok Sabha after defeating Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh by 97,878 votes.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "S.T. Hasan | National Portal of India".
- ^ a b "Moradabad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 UP: SP's ST Hasan wins by 97,878 votes". DNA. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "बड़ी खबर: कांग्रेस के बाद अब सपा ने भी इस सीट पर बदला टिकट, भाजपा खेमें में बढ़ी बेचैनी" (in Hindi). Patrika. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "BJP candidate says will be difficult to retain Moradabad; Congress, SP-BSP coalition hopeful". The Economic Times. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.