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The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026- passed
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Lok Sabha MP
Afzal Ansari
Afzal Ansari is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
Party in the cited recordSamajwadi Party
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- 195314 August 1953
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 19851985-2001
public service Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Five Terms)
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Read the source ↗ - 20042004
elections Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 20042004
elections Won GHAZIPUR
Lok Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · SP · 415,687 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 20075 Aug. 2007- May 2009
public service Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
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Read the source ↗ - 20092009
elections Contested GHAZIPUR
Lok Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · BSP · 309,924 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 200912 March 2009
public service Resigned on 12 March, 2009
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Read the source ↗ - 20142014
elections Contested BALLIA
Lok Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · QED · 163,943 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 20192019
elections Won GHAZIPUR
Lok Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · BSP · 566,082 recorded votes. This event comes from the matched historical general-election archive.
Read the source ↗ - 2019May 2019
elections Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (Two Terms)
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Read the source ↗ - 201913 Sept. 2019 onwards
public service Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing
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Read the source ↗ - 202329 April 2023
public service Disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202411 January 2024
public service Disqualification ceased to operate vide Lok Sabha Secretariat Notification No. 21/4(1)/2024/TO(B) dated 11.01.2024
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Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
elections Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202426-Sep-2024 - 25-Sep-2026
public service Member, Committee on Industry
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Read the source ↗ - 202625 Feb 2026 Onwards
public service Member,India– Nigeria Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-17
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: Big Relief For Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari, Rs 12 Crore Seized Property Returned This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 202626 Sep 2026 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Central Haj Committee of India
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public service Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
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| Election | Seat & party | Outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 · Lok Sabha ↗ | GHAZIPURUttar Pradesh · SP | Won | 415,687 |
| 2009 · Lok Sabha ↗ | GHAZIPURUttar Pradesh · BSP | Position 2 | 309,924 |
| 2014 · Lok Sabha ↗ | BALLIAUttar Pradesh · QED | Position 3 | 163,943 |
| 2019 · Lok Sabha ↗ | GHAZIPURUttar Pradesh · BSP | Won | 566,082 |
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Afzal Ansari’s date of birth as 14 August 1953. The birthplace is recorded as Yusufpur, Distt. Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: Post Graduate Educated at Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh). The professional background is listed as Agriculturist.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 1985-2001: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Five Terms). A later recorded entry is 25 Feb 2026 Onwards: Member,India– Nigeria Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education in the official biography
- Post Graduate Educated at Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Organising events like `Holi Milan`, `Id Milan` and `Kavi-Sammelans`, and `Mushairas` to promote social and communal harmony; encouraging the establishment of educational institutions, especially for girl child; Founder and Manager of the M.A. Ansaria Girls Inter College, Yusufpur, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur Source ↗
- Special interests
- Organising poor and weaker sections of the society and making them socially and politically aware; awakening people of every caste, society, section and creed to maintain harmony holding the national interest supreme Source ↗
- Hobbies & recreation
- Visiting places of natural beauty; wildlife photography rearing pedigree dogs, Farming using traditional and modern techniques, water conservation etc. Source ↗
- Sports & clubs
- Cricket, chess, badminton; Organising sports tour in rural areas to encourage youth to develop interest in sports Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- Mecca & Medina (with Haj Committee), UK (To play cricket as a Parliamentarian) Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- Comes from a family of illustrious Freedom Fighters, Politicians, Soldiers and Barristers. Among his forbears were the Late Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, President of the Indian National Congress (1926-27); Late Brigadier Usman Ansari, Mahavir Chakra, martyred in action agaisnt Pakistan in 1948; Late Faridul Haque Ansari, former MP, Rajya Sabha and Shaukatullah Ansari, former MP, Rajya Sabha and Governor of Orissa Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 26 Sep 2026 onwards
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - 25 Feb 2026 Onwards
Member,India– Nigeria Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - 26-Sep-2024 - 25-Sep-2026
Member, Committee on Industry
Source ↗ - June 2024
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - 11 January 2024
Disqualification ceased to operate vide Lok Sabha Secretariat Notification No. 21/4(1)/2024/TO(B) dated 11.01.2024
Source ↗ - 29 April 2023
Disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Source ↗ - 13 Sept. 2019 onwards
Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing
Source ↗ - May 2019
Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (Two Terms)
Source ↗ - 12 March 2009
Resigned on 12 March, 2009
Source ↗ - 5 Aug. 2007- May 2009
Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Central Haj Committee of India
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers
Source ↗ - 2004
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - 1985-2001
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Five Terms)
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-08-01 to 2026-02-12
Original source
The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026- passed
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
Original source
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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General Budget (2024-2025) - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Education
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Big Relief For Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari, Rs 12 Crore Seized Property Returned
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Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari booked in arms licence records case | Hindustan Times
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Uttar Pradesh: MP Afzal Ansari, 5 others acquitted in 2001 case of rioting at SDM office
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Gangsters act case: Allahabad High Court to give its verdict on Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari's sentence
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High Court Sets Aside Afzal Ansari's Conviction. He Can Continue As MP
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Allahabad high court sets aside Afzal Ansari's 4-year prison sentence, allows him to retain MP seat
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- Permanent correspondence address in official biography
- Phatak Yusufpur Mohammadabad, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh Source ↗
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- Tels : (05493) 242208,242153 09415020279 (M) Fax :(05493) 2205634 Source ↗
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What education is recorded for Afzal Ansari?
Post Graduate Educated at Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh).
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Afzal Ansari?
Agriculturist.
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1985-2001: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Five Terms). This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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