Imran Hussain (born 21 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi in India. He represents the Ballimaran constituency of Delhi and is a member of the

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

political party. He has been inducted in the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election.

Early life and education

Imran Hussain was born in

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. He comes from the walled city area of

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. He studied at Crescent School in Daryaganj. He attended the

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia () is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in ...

and attained Bachelor of Business Studies degree. Then he joined the family garment business after completing his Bachelor of Business Studies degree. Since early age, he had been very active in spreading social and political awareness among the oppressed and under privileged people especially in the walled city. He tried his best as a youth leader to impart social justice to the needy people.

Political career

Imran Hussain contested and won the councillor elections from Ballimaran from Rashtriya Lok Dal political Party in April 2012. He represented the Ballimaran constituency in the

Delhi Legislative Assembly The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...

after winning

2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. The results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party secured an absolute majority in the assembly, ...

s and is a member of the

political party. He was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election on 18 October 2015. He was re-elected in the

2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Voters turnout was recorded at 62.82%, a decline of 4.65% from the previous assembly election in Delhi but 2.2% more th ...

and became an MLA in the

Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month. Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly. H ...

. Since February 3 2020, he is a Member of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.

Cabinet Minister, Delhi

He is a cabinet minister in the

Third Kejriwal ministry The Third Kejriwal cabinet is the Council of Ministers in Delhi Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. It was formed after the results of the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election were declared. History In August 202 ...

and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi. * Food Supplies * Forest * Elections

Electoral performance

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Imran 1981 births Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi Delhi MLAs 2015–2020 Delhi MLAs 2020–2025 Living people People from New Delhi Former members of Bahujan Samaj Party Jamia Millia Islamia alumni