Karat Razack is an Indian politician and an MLA in Kerala legislative assembly. His native place is
Koduvally
Koduvally is a major municipal town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located on the National Highway 766 and is about 21 km northeast of Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along ...
(കൊടുവള്ളി) in
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It is the nineteenth large ...
district of Kerala. He was a prominent leader of Indian Union Muslim League
IUML
Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
After the Partition of India, the first Counc ...
but contested the
2016 assembly election from
Koduvally constituency as an independent supported by the
LDF and got elected.
After he was denied a seat by IUML both in 2011 and 2016, he contested as a dissident. LDF announced support and Razak won by 573 votes.
On 25 October 2018, a case was filed by a member of the Koduvally
Muslim Students Federation against Razak for allegedly assaulting students inside a college in Koduvally.
In January 2019 the
Kerala High Court
The High Court of Kerala is the List of high courts in India, highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It is located in Kochi. Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Hig ...
disqualified Razak as MLA for screening a defamatory video against his election opponent M. A. Razak. On appeal, a division bench stayed the order, with the condition that Karat Razak can participate in Assembly proceedings, but cannot vote or partake in any benefits.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Kerala MLAs 2016–2021
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