Kausar Mohiuddin is an Indian politician from the state of

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. He represents the Karwan seat of the Old City of Hyderabad as a candidate of the

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party.

Political career

In 2014, Mohiuddin was made a candidate for the Karwan seat for the Assembly election by party chief Asaduddin Owaisi as a replacement for Afsar Khan. Khan was replaced due to health reasons. ''

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'' wrote that Mohiuddin worked at the grassroot level and "worked in close cooperation with the local legislator". In the election, he defeated his nearest rival Baddam Bal Reddy of the

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by 38 thousand votes. In July 2017, Mohiuddin objected to the demolition of a 30 feet compound wall in

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. The

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officials said that the labourers were abused by him. However the area did not fall under his constituency and he intervened after he received a phone call from the property owner. The GHMC officials claimed that the wall was illegally built.

Personal life

Mohiuddin was born in Hyderabad and lives in a joint family which includes his five brothers and his mother. He studied at the Anwarul Uloom College of

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. Mohiuddin also has a hobby of visiting his family's agricultural land in

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. Mohiuddin's wife Najma Sultana is a corporator from the same party representing the Nanal Nagar constituency.

Controversies

In March 2017, Mohiuddin was booked for physically assaulting a woman and Muhammad Sharukh, a worker of the

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. However, he refuted the allegations and instead said that Sharukh in a drunken state, assaulted his brother.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohiuddin, Kausar Living people Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 1963 births Telangana MLAs 2018–2023