Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (born 30 June 1948) is an Indian politician and was member of the 12th and 14th

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(1998–99) from Azamgarh Constituency in

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state in

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Life and career

Akbar Ahmad Dumpy completed his schooling from

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and later went to Canning College. He was elected as Member of

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in 1980 from Haldwani as member of Indira Congress. He was Sanjay Gandhi's friend and known as 'Dumpy' in his circle. When rivalry developed between Rajiv Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi's factions after Sanjay Gandhi's death in 1980, Indira Gandhi suspended Akbar Ahmad Dumpy, who was in Maneka camp, from Congress in 1982. When Maneka Gandhi launched Sanjay Vichar Manch in 1982, she appointed Akbar Ahmed as its convenor. In 1987 ''Dumpy'' again got elected to

in a by-election from Kashipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. As a candidate of Sanjay Vichar Manch, of

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Dumpy defeated

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candidate Ammar Rizvi. Akbar Ahmad Dumpy was elected to the 12th

in 1998 from Azamgarh Constituency on a

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a 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), along with Religious ...

ticket. Dumpy again got elected from Azamgarh Constituency on a

ticket. He is the second husband of actor Naina Balsavar.

References

External links

Twelfth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Ahmad, Akbar

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumpy, Akbar Ahmad 20th-century Indian Muslims India MPs 1998–1999 All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) politicians Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh The Doon School alumni Politicians from Lucknow Politicians from Azamgarh district Living people 1948 births India MPs 2004–2009 Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh