Raashid Alvi

Raashid Alvi (pronunciation ), is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Indian Parliament from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He is currently a member of the Indian National Congress party.

Raashid Alvi
Raashid Alvi, in Malappuram, Kerela
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byChetan Chauhan
Succeeded byHarish Nagpal
ConstituencyAmroha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2004–2012
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
National Spokesperson
Indian National Congress[1]
In office
2011–2013
Personal details
Born (1956-04-15) 15 April 1956
Chandpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentsMalik Irfan Ahmad Alvi
Islama Khatoon
EducationB.Sc., LLB
ProfessionPolitician, Social Worker, Advocate

Early life

Raashid Alvi was born in Chandpur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, on 15 April 1956, to Islama Khatoon and Malik Irfan Ahmad Alvi, a freedom fighter [2]

Political career

He served as the All India general secretary of the Janata Dal [3] In 1999, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, defeating former Test cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Chetan Chauhan by over 90,000 votes.[3] He had unsuccessfully contested the same seat in the 1996 elections.[4] He served as the Parliamentary Party leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party from 1999 to 2004. He was expelled from the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2004[5] after he had accused party president Mayawati of working under BJP pressure and taking bribes for allotting party tickets.[6]

He later joined the Congress party and was twice elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh and served in the Indian Parliament from 2004–2012. He also served as an official spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. Alvi failed to get a Rajya Sabha renomination and was dropped as the party spokesperson in 2013.[7][8]

References
  1. "Rashid Alvi is Congress spokesperson no more". India Today. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. "Rashid Alvi Profile".
  3. Singh, Onkar (4 March 2004). "She is doing what the BJP is telling her". Rediff.
  4. "Election 1998 Results". Rediff. August 1999.
  5. "Alvi attacks Mayawati, expelled from BSP". Refiff. 2 March 2004.
  6. "Congress leader Rashid Alvi questions Sonia Gandhi on Jat reservation". Indian Express. 6 March 2014.
  7. "Rashid Alvi is Congress spokesperson no more". IndiaToday. 6 May 2013.
  8. Chatterji, Saubhadra (17 May 2016). "'Yamraj' to 'stupid PM': How Rashid Alvi's remarks on Modi backfired". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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