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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

HC notice to Azam Khan on petition by Jaya Prada challenging his election from Rampur
India | Jul 17, 2019, 06:51 PM IST
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan on a petition filed by BJP candidate Jaya Prada challenging his election from Rampur Lok Sabha constituency.
NGT forms panel to probe allegation of illegal constructions by university run by Azam Khan
India | Jul 15, 2019, 06:55 PM IST
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has directed a joint committee, comprising the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and the Rampur district magistrate, to look into the matter and furnish a report within a month by e-mail.
Azam Khan to be listed as land mafia on 'Anti-Bhoo Mafia' portal of UP government
India | Jul 14, 2019, 09:00 AM IST
Keeping in mind the long history of his involvement in land grabbing cases, Azam Khan's name would be recommended to be listed on the land mafia portal, Superintendent of Police, Rampur, Ajay Pal Sharma said. Earlier cases have revealed Azam Khan and his close aide, a former police officer called Aalehasan Khan, allegedly 'grabbed land' from 26 farmers.

SP leader Azam Khan faces arrest in land grabbing, torture case
India | Jul 13, 2019, 06:32 PM IST
According to a criminal case registered at Rampur's Azim Nagar Police Station, Azam Khan and his close aide, former Deputy Superintendent of UP Police Aalehasan Khan, allegedly forged documents and grabbed land worth over several hundred crores for Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, a multi-crore private project of the SP leader.
Jaya Prada challenges election of Azam Khan from UP's Rampur
India | Jul 05, 2019, 07:17 PM IST
Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada Friday filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging the election of Azam Khan, who won the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur seat.
FIR against Azam Khan for derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada
India | Jul 02, 2019, 12:34 PM IST
Akash Saxena, a BJP leader from Rampur has filed an FIR against Samajwadi Party Azam Khan and 10 other leaders from the party. In the complaint, it is mentioned that Khan had allegedly passed derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada.

I support the Quran, Triple Talaq is a personal issue: Azam Khan
News | Jun 25, 2019, 06:39 AM IST
I support the Quran, Triple Talaq is a personal issue: Azam Khan
Jaya Prada seeks disqualification of Samjwadi Party MP Azam Khan
India | Jun 14, 2019, 02:11 PM IST
In her petition, Jaya Prada has said that he is holding an office of profit as chancellor of the Jauhar University and cannot assume the membership of Lok Sabha.
Azam Khan may resign as MP to contest UP assembly elections
India | Jun 03, 2019, 01:33 AM IST
Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan recently registered a victory from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. He defeated BJP's Jaya Prada.

Azam Khan threatens to quit if all sections have not voted for him
India | May 24, 2019, 03:47 PM IST
Talking to reporters, Azam Khan said: "I have got votes from all sections of society and this can be verified from polling booths. I want to tell my rivals that if this is not found to be true, I will resign from the Lok Sabha."
'Chowkidar' to khaki underwear: abuses, epithets and insults galore this Lok Sabha election
India | May 20, 2019, 05:25 PM IST
Reopening wounds, referencing popular culture to deliver insults and sexist jibes, it was all par for the electoral course in a season that tumbled to a name-calling close in a medley of ‘chowkidar’, ‘bhrashtachari’, Aurangzeb, Mogambo and more.
Azam Khan to bear brunt of his sexist remarks; Jaya Prada likely to win Rampur, says India TV-CNX Exit Poll
India | May 19, 2019, 08:19 PM IST
Jaya Prada has won Rampur seat twice in 2004 and 2009, while Azam Khan has represented the area for a record nine times in the Uttar Pradesh assembly.

For second time in a month, EC bars Azam Khan from campaigning over communal remarks
Apr 30, 2019, 11:30 PM IST
This is the second time this month that the EC has imposed a ban on him. The fresh ban will come into force at 6.00 AM on Wednesday.
Now Jaya Prada booked for alleged objectionable comments against Azam Khan
Apr 22, 2019, 10:01 PM IST
Jaya Prada, the BJP candidate from Rampur, has been booked for making alleged objectionable comments against SP rival Azam Khan, officials said Monday.
Hadn't expected this from Abdullah: Jaya Prada reacts to remarks by SP leader Azam Khan's son
Elections | Apr 22, 2019, 01:00 PM IST
Hadn't expected this from Abdullah: Jaya Prada reacts to remarks by SP leader Azam Khan's son

Azam Khan's son calls Jaya Prada 'Anarkali'
Apr 22, 2019, 10:44 AM IST
In an apparent reference to Jaya Prada, Abdullah Khan, in the presence of his father Azam Khan, said there is no doubt that they need 'Ali and Bajrang Bali' both, but not an 'Anarkali'.
I'm being treated like a terrorist: Azam Khan
Elections | Apr 20, 2019, 08:34 PM IST
Resuming campaigning after a 72-hour Election Commission ban over his derogatory remarks on BJP's Jaya Prada, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan Friday complained that he was being treated like a terrorist or a criminal.
Azam Khan's underwear jibe: Many Muslim women say remarks unwarranted, but will vote for him
Apr 19, 2019, 05:05 PM IST
Though most Muslim women feel the veteran Samajwadi Party leader should have avoided making the derogatory remark against the actor-politician, the BJP's candidate against him in this Lok Sabha constituency, there are also those who defend him vehemently.
Ban imposed on my father because of being Muslim: Azam Khan's son
National | Apr 16, 2019, 02:49 PM IST
On Monday, the National Commission for Women urged the Election Commission to take "strong action" against SP leader for making offensive remarks against actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada.
10 reasons why action must be taken against Azam Khan
Apr 15, 2019, 07:40 PM IST
The level of political blame game in Indian elections has never been civil, but with Azam Khan's 'Khaki Underwear' remark it just hit a new low. Unfortunately, it is not the first time that the Samajwadi Party leader has made objectionable statements which command a strict action against him. Take a look a the few recent ones: