Parvez Hashmi (born 24 November 1954) is an indian politician born in Allahabad,

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 was a

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, representing

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in the

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(the

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) for the second term of 2012-2018. He belongs to the

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political party. He was member of Legislative Assembly of Delhi during 1993-98, 1998-2003, 2003-2008 and 2008-2009. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for the first term in 2009 from Delhi. Since February 2012 he was Member of Committee on Government Assurances in Rajya Sabha.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Parvez 1954 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Delhi Politicians from Prayagraj Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Janata Dal politicians