Mohammad Ghazi is an Indian politician and a member of the

16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixtee ...

of India. He represents the Barhapur constituency of

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 ...

and was a member of the

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

political party.

Early life and education

Ghazi was born in

Bijnor district Bijnor district is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks it to be included in National Capital Region (NCR) due to its close proximity to ...

, Uttar Pradesh. He received education till

ninth grade Ninth grade, freshman year, or grade 9 is the ninth year of school education in some school systems. Ninth grade is often the first school year of secondary school, high school in the United States, or the last year of middle school#United States ...

. Before being elected as MLA, he used to work as a businessperson.

Political career

Ghazi has been a MLA for two straight terms. He currently represents the Barhapur constituency and was a member of the

. During his first term, he represented Afzalgarh (Assembly constituency).

Controversy

On 7 January 2017, a criminal case was filed against Ghazi for threatening to send a

Dhampur Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at , and lies in Northern India. History In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris. The Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills f ...

tehsildar In India and Pakistan, a Tehsildar or Mamlatdar is a tax officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an executive magistrate of the relev ...

to prison once the BSP assumed power after the upcoming Assembly elections. The tehsildar was removing political billboards in

Sherkot Sherkot is a city and Municipal board in the Bijnor of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. History Sherkot, was founded by Emperor Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler of the Sur Dynasty, who ruled North India from 1540 AD to 1545 AD after defeating ...

when Ghazi made the threat while he and his supporters were attempting to prevent the tehsildar from removing the billboards. However, Ghazi claimed that the police were trying to file a false case against him on behalf of the ruling

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 ...

Posts held

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghazi, Mohammad Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012 People from Bijnor district 1974 births Living people

Early life and education

Political career

Controversy

Posts held

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