Imran Masood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 13 May 2007 – 9 March 2012 | |
| Constituency | Muzaffarabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1971 Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse | Saima Masood |
| Relations | Rasheed Masood |
| Children | 5 daughters |
| Residence | Saharanpur |
Imran Masood (born 21 April 1971) is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chairman of Saharanpur's Municipal Council and MLA from Muzzafarabad seat (now Behat Seat) in Saharanpur District in the UP state assembly. He was a vice president of Indian National Congress, Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of Advisory council in Uttar Pradesh Congress. He was former National secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC).
He contested Lok sabha election and secured 4.10 lakh votes. In March 2014, a video clip surfaced in which Masood was seen threatening the BJP's Prime-ministerial Candidate, Narendra Modi.[1] Masood's partisans claim that this clip was six months old and had been deliberately leaked to polarize the electorate ahead of the Lok Sabha election. BJP's Raghav Lakhanpal defeated him in 2014 Lok Sabha election. He contested 2017 assembly election of UP and lost.[2]
On 29 March 2014, he was arrested by Police for his Hate Speech against Narendra Modi.[3]
In the 2017 UP Vidhan Sabha elections Imran Masood fought from the Nakur Constituency. Even though he was the only Muslim and a coalition candidate he still lost to Dr. Dharam Singh Saini of BJP.
On 7 October 2023 Imran Masood again joined Indian National Congress.[5]
| Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chairman | Nagar Palika Parishad, Saharanpur | Won | 43.60% | Harish Malik | BJP | 40.60% | [6] |
| 2007 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 28.14% | Jagdish Singh Rana | SP | 25.77% | [7] |
| 2012 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 36.71% | Dharam Singh Saini | BSP | 38.59% | [8] |
| 2014 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 34.15% | Raghav Lakhanpal | BJP | 39.60% | [9] |
| 2017 | MLA | Nakur | Lost | 35.51% | Dharam Singh Saini | BJP | 37.11% | [10] |
| 2019 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 16.81% | Haji Fazlur Rehman | BSP | 41.74% | [11] |
Imran Masood has the following criminal cases pending against him:
1). 295, 153A Sec. 125 People R Act, Sec. 1(10) SC.ST Act, Crime no.230/14 Police Station Deoband, Saharanpur, Court taking Cognizance - ACJM Deoband, Cognizance date-03-07-14
2). Sec.3/4 PMLA Act, Parivaad no.1/13, Court taking Cognizance - District Court Lucknow, Cognizance date 04-05-2013, Court which charges framed- District Sessions Court Lucknow, Charges framed date 27-07-15