Muslim representation in Parliament increases marginally after 2019 Election
New Delhi: After every election in India, it is very common to see people debating on how many MPs from Minority communities especially Muslim community will march into the parliament according to the people’s mandate and 2019 Lok Sabha Election was no different, as soon as the results of LS Polls 2019 came out people on social media started debating the number of Muslim MPs that were elected.
According to the data available, 27 Muslim candidates from across the country have managed win the elections. Five more than the 22 who managed to win the 2014 General Elections. Six of the 27 newly elected Muslim MPs come from Muslim parties which include 3 from Muslim League, 2 from All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and 1 from United Democratic Front.
Five Muslim candidates have managed to win the elections on the ticket of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC), 4 from Congress, 3 each from SP, BSP and Jammu Kashmir National Conference while NCP, LJP and CPM have sent 1 each candidate from their ranks to the Lok Sabha this time.
On a state-wise table West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh will each have six Muslim MPs from their states in the lower house of the parliament. Kerala and Jammu Kashmir will have 3 each, Assam, Bihar will have 2 each while Lakshwadeep, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana will have 1 each from their states.
27 Muslim MPs account for a merely 4.97% of the total strength of Lok Sabha, but since the numbers have gone up from the previous term it is being welcomed. More so because there were no Muslim MPs in the previous term from state like Uttar Pradesh but the state this time has six Muslim MPs.
The outgoing Lok Sabha had 23 Muslim MPs, the most being from Congress and TMC. The highest number of Muslim MPs were in 1980 when as many as 49 MPs from the community. The previous 14th and 15th Lok Sabha had 30 and 34 Muslim MPs each when Congress-led UPA was in power. In 1984 when Rajiv Gandhi swept to power following the assassination of his mother and then prime minister Indira Gandhi as many as 42 Muslim MPs were there.
The lowest number of Muslim MPs were in 1952 when just 11 were present in the Lok Sabha.
The list of Muslim MPs that have won the 2019 elections is as follow:
Assam
Barpeta - Abdul Khaleque (INC)
Dhubri - Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF)
Bihar
Khagaria - Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser (LJP)
Kishanganj - Dr Mohammad Jawed (INC)
Jammu & Kashmir
Anantnag - Hasnain Masoodi (JKNC)
Baramulla - Mohammed Akbar Lone (JKNC)
Srinagar - Farooq Abdullah (JKNC)
Kerala
Alappuzha - Adv. A M Ariff (CPI-M)
Malappuram - P.K. Kunhalikutty (IUML)
Ponnani - E.T. Mohammed Basheer (IUML)
Lakshwadeep
Lakshwadeep - Mohammed Faizal PP (NCP)
Maharashtra
Aurangabad - Syed Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIM)
Punjab
Faridkot - Mohammad Sadique (INC)
Tamil Nadu
Ramanathapuram - K. Navas Kani (IUML)
Telangana
Hyderabad - Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
Uttar Pradesh
Amroha - Kunwar Danish Ali (BSP)
Ghazipur - Afzal Ansari (BSP)
Moradabad - Dr. S.T. Hasan (SP)
Rampur - Mohammad Azam Khan (SP)
Saharanpur - Haji Fazlur Rehman (BSP)
Sambhal - Dr. Shafiqur Rehman Barq (SP)
West Bengal
Arambagh - Aparupa Poddar alias Afrin Ali (AITC)
Basirhat - Nusrat Jahan Ruhi (AITC)
Jangipur - Khalilur Rehman (AITC)
Maldaha Dakshin - Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury (INC)
Murshidabad - Abu Taher Khan (AITC)
Uluberia - Sajda Ahmed (AITC)
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
