Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid
Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid | |
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Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |
Constituency | Malegaon Central |
Personal details | |
Born | Malegaon India |
Political party | Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Politician |
Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2014-2019.
Political career
[edit]He won from the Malegaon Central Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly election.[1][2][3]
Asif again contested the Maharashtra Assembly Election as Congress candidate in 2019 from Malegaon Central seat but lost to AIMIM candidate Mufti Ismail.[4]
In 2022, Asif resigned from the Congress Party and joined Sharad Pawar's NCP along with his father Shaikh Rashid.[5]
After the split in the NCP, Asif Shaikh announced to contest the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election as Independent. He however launched a new political party 'Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra' or 'I.S.L.A.M.' on October 20, 2024, also announcing himself to be the candidate of the new party from Malegaon Central assembly seat for the 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Polls.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena wins from Niphad, Congress retains Malegaon Central". economictimes.indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Congress MLA Shaikh Asif Shaikh Rashid led one of the protests". ibtimes.co.in. December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Malegaon Central (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in.
- ^ "Mufti Ismail of AIMIM wins 2019 Maharashtra elections from Malegaon Center". ummid.com. October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Shaikh Rasheed leads Malegaon Mayor, 27 Cong corporators to NCP". ummid.com. January 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "'ISLAM': Ex-Cong MLA Asif Shaikh floats new party ahead of 2024 Maharashtra polls". ummid.com. October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.