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Azam Khan

Azam Khan is the founder member of Samajwadi Party and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.He was also one of the senior most Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and has been a member of the legislative assembly for nine terms from Rampur assembly constituency. Azam Khan was born on 14 August 1948 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree in 1974 from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Tazeen Fatma in 1981 and has two sons.He worked as a lawyer before joining politics. He has been into several controversies which sparked attention from the media. He is known for sharing quite a close relation with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of U.P. Khan is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term, he was a member of Janata Party (Secular). During his second term, he was a member of the Lok Dal. Khan was a member of Janata Dal during his third term. In his fourth term, Azam Khan was a member of Janata Party. Since 1993, he has been a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Azam Khan

Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party declares executive unit, Azam Khan's son Abdullah appointed secretary
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 13, 2023, 08:07 PM IST
The Samajwadi Party announced the formation of a 182-member state executive unit. The party has shared the list of this executive team on its official Twitter handle, which includes the appointment of Naresh Uttam Patel as the chairman.
Uttar Pradesh: Azam Khan convicted in hate speech case against PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 16, 2023, 06:08 AM IST
Azam Khan has been convicted for passing derogatory comments on PM Modi and U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath.
Azam Khan's 'Y-category' security withdrawn, UP govt says 'not needed'
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 14, 2023, 04:29 PM IST
Rampur Additional Superintendent of Police Sansar Singh said they received a letter from the security headquarters in Lucknow, which said there is no need to provide the Y-category security to Khan, a 10-time MLA from Rampur.

Azam Khan acquitted in 2019 hate speech case
Uttar Pradesh | May 24, 2023, 04:02 PM IST
The Rampur court overturned the verdict of a lower court, which had found the Samajwadi leader guilty last year of hate speech targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
UP civic polls: Fearing Atiq Ahmed-like shootout, SP leader Azam Khan asks THIS from Rampur public
India | Apr 29, 2023, 07:17 PM IST
Azam Khan's campaign: While campaigning in Rampur for civic polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan asked people whether they want him and his family to be killed in a similar fashion, fearing of being shot dead in a similar manner to Ahmed.
Watch: Fan body shames Azam Khan after yet another failure in 2nd T20I vs Afghanistan
Cricket | Mar 27, 2023, 06:41 PM IST
Pakistan lost to Afghanistan in the second T20I of the three-match series and went 0-2 down in the contest.

UP Assembly disqualifies SP MLA Abdullah Azam Khan over conviction in 15-year-old case
Uttar Pradesh | Feb 15, 2023, 05:19 PM IST
This is Khan's second disqualification from the Assembly and comes months after his father and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the legislature after his conviction in a hate speech case.
SC refuses to transfer pending criminal cases against Azam Khan outside Uttar Pradesh
India | Jan 04, 2023, 12:06 PM IST
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SA Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha said it needed more cogent reasons for transferring the ongoing criminal cases against Khan.
Rampur by-poll 2022: FIR filed against Azam Khan for commenting against Election Commission, police
Elections | Dec 03, 2022, 06:07 PM IST
Rampur by-election 2022: The FIR was lodged on December 2 at Kotwali Police Station on the complaint of one Sujesh Kumar Sagar, the in-charge of the video surveillance team set up by a poll panel for the Rampur by-poll.

Rampur by-poll: UP CM Yogi Adityanath takes a dig at Azam Khan, says 'SP leader playing victim card'
Elections | Dec 02, 2022, 10:21 PM IST
Rampur by-poll: "Cases are pending against him in courts, and the courts are deciding (the matter) on the basis of merit. There is no point levelling allegations on the government or on the party (BJP)," Adityanath said without naming Khan.
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India | Nov 30, 2022, 08:22 PM IST
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Azam Khan's name removed from voters list in UP's Rampur
India | Nov 17, 2022, 11:27 PM IST
The decision means the senior SP leader will not be able to vote in the December 5 by-election in his traditional seat of Rampur Sadar (urban).

2019 Hate speech case: Rampur court rejects Azam Khan's plea challenging conviction
India | Nov 10, 2022, 11:20 PM IST
Azam Khan news: The court, after hearing both sides, turned down Khan's appeal. The verdict will pave the way for holding of bypoll in the Rampur Sadar seat which fell vacant following the disqualification of Khan.
Azam Khan disqualification: Supreme Court asks EC not to issue bypoll notification till November 10
India | Nov 09, 2022, 07:47 PM IST
Azam Khan disqualification: The apex court was critical of the speed with which Khan's disqualification proceedings were done by the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.
Uttar Pradesh by-elections: Mainpuri, Rampur and Khatauli to vote on December 5
India | Dec 17, 2022, 01:29 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh by-elections: The by-polls will be held in two assembly constituencies -- Khatauli and Rampur -- and a Lok Sabha seat Mainpuri on December 5.

Azam Khan disqualified as MLA after conviction in 2019 hate speech case
India | Dec 16, 2022, 12:04 PM IST
The move comes after a Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Azam Khan to three years in jail in a 2019 hate speech case, a government lawyer said.
Azam Khan might lose his MLA seat after getting 3 years jail term in 2019 hate speech case
India | Oct 28, 2022, 12:19 PM IST
Azam Khan news: The SP leader can lose his MLA post because as per the 2013 Supreme Court judgment if an MLA, MLC or MP is convicted in a criminal case and gets jailed for a minimum of two years then he/she loses membership of the house with immediate effect.
Azam Khan gets 3 years in jail for a hate speech in 2019 | What was the case
India | Oct 27, 2022, 05:35 PM IST
Azam Khan hate speech case: A case was registered against him for making inflammatory speeches. The hearing of the case is going on in the court of MP-MLA (Magistrate Trial) Nishant Mann.
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan sentenced to 3 years in 2019 hate speech case
India | Oct 27, 2022, 05:10 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made provocative remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and IAS Aunjaneya Kumar Singh. However, Khan got bail hours after the pronunance of judgment.
Supreme Court to hear Azam Khan's plea against state action in Rampur against private university
India | Sep 28, 2022, 12:43 PM IST
Azam Khan news: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Thursday a plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against the alleged takeover and other unjustified actions of the Uttar Pradesh government against the Muhammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampur in the state.