Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain was an Indian politician and bureaucrat. He was part of 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th Jammu and Kashmir state Legislative assembly (

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). He represented the Darhal Vidhan Sabha constituency of

Rajouri district Rajouri (or Rajauri) is a district of Jammu region in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Line of Control lies to its west, Poonch to its north, the Reasi district to the east and the Jammu district to its south. Rajouri i ...

of erstwhile State of

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5 times. He was first elected as MLA from this seat, on the mandate of

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in 1967 and 1969 (bi elections). He remained district chief of the INC for a long period. In 1972 he was denied the mandate by the INC, In 1975 he joined

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headed by Sheikh Mohmmed Abdullah. In 1977 he contested the elections from the same vidhan sabha seat on the mandate of

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and was elected for 3rd time to the Vidhan Sabha. He was inducted in the council of ministers of Sheikh Mohmmed Abdullah. In 1983 he lost the elections to INC candidate and veteran spiritual gujjar leader with a very thin margin. In 1987, elections to Jammu and Kashmir legialative assembly, he was again elected (4th time) to represent this constituency. Again, in 1996 elected to vidhan sabha for (5th time), and was again inducted in the council of ministers headed by Dr

Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who was Ex. President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister f ...

which he held till his death 30 September 2002.{{Cite web, url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/ch-mohd-hussains-16th-death-anniversary-observed/, title=Ch Mohd Hussain's 16th death anniversary observed, first=Daily, last=Excelsior, date=September 30, 2018 He also served as Block Development Officer from 1957 to 1967. As a minister he headed the revenue, relief and rehabilitation, rural development and

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cooperatives departments etc. His younger son

Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He is an advocate by profession and was a member of the 11th and 12th Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Darhal constituency. He has also ...

also represents Darhal (Vidhan Sabha) in 11th and 12th Assemblies and was a cabinet minister in the Mufti Mohommad Sayeed and

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Governments.

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1929 births 2002 deaths People from Rajouri district Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1967–1972 Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1977–1983 Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1987–1996 Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1996–2002