Haji Azimulhaq Pahalwan ( 25 Apr 1962 – May 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the

Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixte ...

of India. He represented the Tanda constituency in Ambedkar Nagar from

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during 2012 to Mar 2017 when

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh Yadav (; born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he ...

was elected as first time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education

Pahalwan was born in Bhulepur, near

Hanswar Hanswar is a village in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India, located east of Tanda, Ambedaker Nagar, Tanda. Demographically, Hanswar resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located. History Hanswar, located 70-8 ...

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. He attended the S.Y.N.H.S. School Baskhari and attained degrees. He died on 5 May 2020.अंबेडकरनगर: पूर्व विधायक व वरिष्ठ सपा नेता अजीमुलहक का निधन, लंबे समय से बीमार थे

Political career

Pahalwan was a member of the

since 2012. He represented the

Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar Tanda is a town in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh situated on the banks of Ghaghara River. It is a '' nagar palika parishad'' and is part of Ayodhya division in Uttar Pradesh. The town is situated north east from ...

constituency and was a member of the

. In 2017 general election of

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, he was defeated by

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candidate Sanju Devi with an acute margin of 1723 votes.

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Early life and education

Political career

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