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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DJ Black Coffee's event in Goa cancelled after NOC revoked on Good Friday
Panaji (PTI): The Goa leg of Grammy-winning South African DJ Black Coffee's India tour was cancelled at the last minute on Friday evening after authorities revoked the event's No Objection Certificate (NOC), a move intended to honour the solemnity of Good Friday.
Officials on Saturday cited the need to respect local sentiments and the religious significance of the day as the primary reason for withdrawing the permission previously granted to host the "Sunset-to-Night" event.
The opposition Congress demanded a probe by the Economic Offences Cell of the state against the organisers.
The revocation of permission by the Communidade of Anjuna, in whose land the event was scheduled to be hosted, followed an objection by locals and the Congress, citing the solemn occasion of Good Friday and the upcoming Easter Sunday.
Local police officials confirmed that the organisers of "Sunset to Night" have cancelled the event, leaving many revellers disappointed.
Sebastian D'Souza, an attorney of Communidade of Anjuna, in a letter addressed to organisers, stated that the NOC granted to them on March 4, 2026, to host the musical event on April 3 in survey number 206/1 of Anjuna village has been unanimously revoked by the managing committee.
D'Souza stated that the date coincides with Holy Week, particularly Good Friday.
"This has been decided in the interest of residents of Anjuna, Vagator and Chapora," the letter reads.
The Comunidade of Anjuna is a traditional, collective land-holding institution in North Goa, part of the twelve comunidades of Bardez.
A huge crowd assembled outside the venue of the programme on Friday night as the word spread about the cancellation.
Several netizens posted reels on social media claiming they were informed about the cancellation at the last minute.
Earlier, the Congress had objected to hosting such an event on the sacred occasion of Good Friday, calling it "deeply insensitive and unacceptable."
"Your event, @Paradoxindia_, in Goa on the sacred occasion of Good Friday is deeply insensitive and unacceptable. @RealBlackCoffee , this is not just about music- it is about respecting faith. By going ahead with a techno show on a day of mourning for Christians, you have hurt religious sentiments not just in Goa, but across the world," Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar had written on X.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Patkar said that the state Congress would file a complaint with the Economic Offences Cell (EOC) against the organisers for allegedly selling tickets online without obtaining necessary permissions from authorities such as the Goa Pollution Control Board and the Fire and Emergency Services.
The event organisers could not be contacted immediately for their comment on the Congress leader's claim.
While at least 3,000 people had arrived in Goa to attend the event, the access road to the venue was not wide enough for Fire and Emergency Services vehicles to reach, Patkar claimed.
