Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala

Ahmed Balala bin Abdullah Balala is an Indian politician from the city of Hyderabad. He represents the Malakpet constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen seat. He first won the seat in 2009 and retained it in the 2014 polls.

Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byMalreddy Ranga Reddy[1]
Succeeded byNone (State re-organised)
ConstituencyMalakpet
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byNone (State bifurcated)
ConstituencyMalakpet
Personal details
Born (1967-10-22) 22 October 1967
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
ParentsAbdullah bin Ahmed Balala[2]
ResidenceR/O H No 22-6-270, Kuche Naseem, Pathargatti, Hyderabad PIN 500002, Telangana, India[2]
Alma materSt. Paul's High School, Hyderabad[2]
OccupationPolitician

Career

Balala won from the Malakpet constituency in 2009 by defeating Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan of Telegu Desam Party on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ticket. Previously his party unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1989 and 1994.[3] In December 2011, when officials of the Archaeological Survey of India tried to demolish the shops and encroachments around the Badshahi Ashurkhana, Balala and Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, and other supporters of AIMIM MLA, prevented them from doing so, leading to tensions in the city.[4]

In 2014, Balala campaigned for the party in the Maharasthra Assembly Polls. After the results were declared, in which his party won two seats, Balala said that the reason for their success was because of the injustice done to Muslims.[5] In April of the same year, he was renominated by the party for the same Malakpet seat in the Telegana Legislative Assembly polls.[6] He emerged victorious by defeating Venkat Rao of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 23,000 votes.[7]

In the zero hour of the Legislative Assembly of March 2016, Balala urged the government to relax the helmet rules for motorcyclists due to the high temperature of the summer months. He said that the "helmets further increase the heat for riders".[8]

References
  1. "Constituency Wise Results – Andhra Pradesh (2004)". Rediff. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala". My Neta. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "BJP, MIM to lock horns in three constituencies". The Hindu. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "Shops around monument in Old City removed". NDTV. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "With massive Muslim backing and 2 seats Owasi's MIM is now a big player". DNA India. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. "All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen announced its first list of candidates". Deccan Chronicle. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. "MIM retains all its seats, fell short from achieving mile stones". Two Circles. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. "MIM seeks summer break from helmet rules". The Hans India. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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