Afzal Ansari is an Indian politician and member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He is a Member of the Parliament of India (MP) from the constituency of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh and has served as a five-time MLA from Mohammadabad, Uttar Pradesh. Mukhtar Ansari is his younger brother. In April 2023, it hit the headlines after Afzal and Mukhtar Ansari were convicted in the 1996 kidnapping of VHP worker Nandkishore Rungta and the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.
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Wiki/Biography
Afzal Ansari was born on Friday, 14 August 1953 (age 69; as of 2022) in Yusufpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Leo. He grew up in Yusufpur, Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, and attended the local school where he completed his 10th standard in 1969 and 12th standard in 1971. After finishing school, he enrolled in a post-graduate college in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his B.Sc. In 1976, he received a Master of Arts degree from the same college. After graduation, he joined the college student federation.
An old photo of Afzal Ansari (right) with his brother Mukhtar Ansar
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Afzal Ansari with his nephew Abbas Ansari
family and caste
Afzal Ansari was born in a Muslim family belonging to the Sunni sect in Uttar Pradesh.
parents and siblings
Afzal Ansari’s father Subhanullah Ansari (deceased) was Chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad, Mohammadabad; He was elected unopposed.
Afzal Ansari’s father Subhanullah Ansari
His mother’s name is Begum Rabia. He died in December 2018. He has two brothers, Sibakatullah Ansari (elder) and Mukhtar Ansari (younger). Both his brothers are politicians.
Mother of Afzal Ansari
Mukhtar Ansari with his brother Sibakatullah Ansari
wife and children
Afzal Ansari is married to Farhat Ansari. They were married on October 26, 1991. They have three daughters together, Maria Ansari, Nusrat Ansari and Nuria Ansari.
other relatives
His grandfather, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, was a politician and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. He was one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia University and was its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was also a famous surgeon who led an Indian medical mission to treat injured Turkish soldiers during the Balkan War. Ansari trained at London’s Charing Cross Hospital, where a medical ward was named after him.
Photo by Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
His maternal grandfather, Brigadier Usman Ansari, was an Indian Army officer who was awarded India’s second highest military award, the Mahavir Chakra. He is also known as the Lion of Nowshera, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48 in defending the Kashmir town of Nowshera against Pakistani invaders. He died during the war. According to sources, Usman Ansar was personally asked by Mohammad Ali Jinnah to join the Pakistan Army after the partition of India. Jinnah also offered him the post of general in the army; However, Usman rejected his proposal and continued to serve in the Indian Army.
Photo by Brigadier Usman Ansari
His second cousin, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, served as the Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017.
From left to right: RK Mathur, Pranab Mukherjee, Hamid Ansari and Narendra Modi
His nephew Abbas Ansari (eldest son of Mukhtar Ansari) is an Indian politician and skeet shooter. His other nephew Mannu Ansari (son of his elder brother Sibakatullah Ansari) is also a politician.
Photo by Abbas Ansari
Photo by Mannu Ansari
religion
Afzal Ansari follows Islam.
Address
He lives in Yusufpur Sheikhtola, Jamalpur, Mohammedabad, Ghazipur- 233 227, Uttar Pradesh, India.
signature/autograph
Signature of Afzal Ansari
Career
Member of UP Legislative Assembly
Afzal Ansari started his political career in 1985 when he contested the UP Vidhan Sabha elections on a Communist Party of India (CPI) ticket from the Mohammedabad constituency. He won the elections with a total of 29,816 votes. In an interview, Afzal said that he had initially gone to meet Chaudhary Charan Singh and Mulayam Singh Yadav to seek a ticket to contest the 1985 Vidhan Sabha elections; However, his request was not granted, as a result of which he participated in the elections on the CPI ticket. In 1989, he contested the UP Legislative Assembly elections on a CPI ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency; He won the elections with 39,588 votes. Afzal Ansari went on to contest and win the 1991 and 1993 UP Vidhan Sabha elections on a CPI ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency. In 1996, Afzal Ansari left the CPI and became a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP). In the same year, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Mohdabad constituency. From 1997 to 1998, Afzal served on the Evaluations Committee as a member. In 2002, he contested the UP Legislative Assembly elections on an SP ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency; However, he lost to BJP’s Krishnanand Rai.
Photo of Afzal Ansari taken during the rally
member of parliament
He contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections from Ghazipur constituency on a Samajwadi Party ticket and won. He received a total of 74,015 votes in the elections. In the same year, he was appointed as a member of the Chemicals and Fertilizers Committee, the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Railways, the Central Hajj Committee and the Chemicals and Fertilizers Committee. In 2007, he resigned from the Samajwadi Party and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). However, Afzal and his brother Mukhtar were expelled from the party in 2010 by Mayawati after she discovered Mukhtar’s involvement in criminal activities. The spokesperson of BSP stated this in an interview.
We allowed the Ansari brothers to join the party on their request and promise that they would refrain from criminal activities in future, but the recent raid in Ghazipur Jail proved that he is still involved in criminal activities. The party allowed them to reform because the brothers claimed that they were prosecuted for fighting against the feudal system.”
In the same year, Mukhtar, Afzal and Sibgathula formed their own party called Quami Ekta Dal (QED). Afzal Ansari contested the 2014 general elections on the ticket of Quami Ekta Dal from Ballia constituency; However, he was defeated in the elections by Samajwadi Party candidate Neeraj Shekhar. In 2017, QED was dissolved and merged into BSP. In 2019, he contested the Lok Sabha elections on a Bahujan Samaj Party ticket from Ghazipur constituency and emerged victorious. On September 13, 2019, he was appointed as a member of the Agriculture, Livestock and Food Processing Standing Committee.
Afzal Ansari’s photo was taken during his speech in the Lok Sabha
Later, he was appointed as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Railways. After a guilty verdict by a local court, Afzal Ansari was disqualified from being a member of parliament on May 1, 2023. The Lok Sabha Secretariat in its official statement said:
As a result of his conviction… Afzal Ansari, Member of the Lok Sabha representing Ghazipur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, is disqualified from membership of the Lok Sabha with effect from the date of his conviction, i.e. 29 April 2023, under the provisions of Article 102 read with 102 of the Constitution (1) Article preser. 1951.”
confrontations
Cases where accused
- 1 charge related to attempt to murder (IPC Section-307)
- 1 charge related to punishment for murder (IPC Section-302)
- 1 Charge of misappropriation of property possessed by the deceased at the time of his death (IPC Section-404)
- 2 Charges relating to wearing a garment or carrying a token used by a public servant with fraudulent intent (IPC Section-171)
- 2 Charges relating to disobedience to an order issued by a public servant (IPC Section-188)
- 2 Charges relating to punishment for rioting (IPC Section-147)
- 2 charges relating to rioting, armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section-148)
- 1 Charge relating to assault or criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging official duties (IPC Section-353)
- 1 charge relating to all members of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in pursuit of a common object (IPC Section-149)
- 1 charge relating to criminal conspiracy (IPC Section-120B)
confiscation of property
In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized from Afzal Ansari Rs. 12,50,00,000 at Dalibagh, Lucknow. According to ED officials, Ansari purchased the house illegally in the name of his wife Farhat Ansari. The property was seized by the ED under the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act.
Convicted under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act
On 29 April 2023, a local court in Uttar Pradesh sentenced Afzal Ansari to four years in prison and his brother Mukhtar Ansari to ten years in prison after the court found the duo guilty of kidnapping VHP worker Nandkishore Rungta in 1996, as well as BHP worker Nandkishore Rungta and Krishnan Ra In the murder of Ian. By assailants armed with automatic weapons on 29 November 2005 while attending a family function in his native village where Rai had been invited to inaugurate a cricket match. According to sources, the Ansar brothers convinced Rai to enter the cricket field without his bodyguards or a government-issued bulletproof car. As he was returning after inaugurating the match, Rai was shot and killed. The court also asked Afzal to pay Rs. 1 GEL and to pay a bill of Rs. 5 GEL as a penalty.
Car collection
- Tata Safari (Bulletproof)
salary
Afzal Ansari receives a salary of GEL. 1 GEL + other allowances of a Member of Parliament (MP).
assets and properties
movable assets
- Bank deposits: Rs. 37,63,393
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 1,30,980
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 11,70,000
- Other assets (pistol and rifle): Rs. 2,07,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 3,13,91,525
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 14,05,000
- Commercial buildings: Rs. 1,53,55,000
- Residential buildings: Rs. 35,00,000
Note: The given valuations of movable and immovable property are given as of 2019. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents (minors).
Net worth
Afzal Ansari’s net worth in 2019 was estimated at Rs. 5,73,97,898. It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Afzal Ansari is a hodophile (one who likes to travel a lot) and has visited many countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
- He once participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup in Great Britain.
Photo of Afzal Ansari in Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup jersey
- Afzal Ansari owns an inflatable rubber motor boat worth Rs. 30,000.
- Apart from cricket, Afzal Ansar also loves football.
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