Haji Azimulhaq Pahalwan ( 25 Apr 1962 – May 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Tanda constituency in

Ambedkar Nagar Ambedkar Nagar is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Faizabad division (officially ''Ayodhya division'') in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carvin ...

from

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

during 2012 to Mar 2017 when

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Akhilesh Das (1961–2017), educationist, professor, Indian politician and philanthropist * Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born 1982), Indian academic and Professor at Texas A&M University * ...

was elected as first time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education

Pahalwan was born in Bhulepur, near

Hanswar Hanswar is a town in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India, located east of Tanda. Demographically, Hanswar resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located. History Hanswar, located 70-80 miles from Ayodhya, had ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. He attended the S.Y.N.H.S. School

Baskhari Baskhari is a town (Village Panchayat Block) located in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics India census, Baskhari had a population of 18,485. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Bas ...

and attained degrees. He died on 5 May 2020.अंबेडकरनगर: पूर्व विधायक व वरिष्ठ सपा नेता अजीमुलहक का निधन, लंबे समय से बीमार थे

Political career

Pahalwan was a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh since 2012. He represented the

Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar Tanda is a town in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of Ghaghara River. It is a ''nagar palika parishad'' and is part of Faizabad division (officially Ayodhya division) in Uttar Pradesh. The tow ...

constituency and was a member of the

. In 2017 general election of

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-p ...

, he was defeated by

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

candidate

Sanju Devi Sanju Devi is an Indian politician and current member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Shyam Babu Gupta has big hand in making her MLA. She represents the Tanda constituency of Ambedkar Nagar from Uttar Pradesh and is a ...

with an acute margin of 1723 votes.

Posts held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pahalwan, Azimulhaq 1964 births 2020 deaths Uttar Pradesh politicians Samajwadi Party politicians Indian Muslims People from Ambedkar Nagar district

Early life and education

Political career

Posts held

See also

References