Kunwar Danish Ali (born 10 April 1975) is an Indian politician and a former

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for

Amroha Amroha is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is located north-west of Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Amroha district. Geography Amroha is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Sot (सोत) River. Be ...

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Early life

Ali was born in the

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family of Kunwar Jafar Ali and Nafees Jafar on 10 April 1975 in

Hapur Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about east of New Delhi, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting ...

. He graduated from

Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Millia Islamia is a public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla ...

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. On 15 January 2005, Ali married Zubia Danish, with whom he has a son and two daughters.

Political career

Ali started his political career with

Janata Dal (Secular) {{Infobox Indian Political Party , party_name = Janata Dal (Secular) , party_logo = , colorcode = {{party color, Janata Dal (Secular) , abbreviation = JD(S) , president = H. D. Deve Gowda , founder ...

and went on to become the general secretary of the party. On 16 March 2019, he joined

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 ...

with the consent of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and

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chief minister

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. Six days later, Bahujan Samaj Party announced that Ali would contest the upcoming

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from Amroha constituency. On 23 May, he was elected to the

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after defeating Kanwar Singh Tanwar of the

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, his nearest rival by a margin of nearly 63,000 votes. Ali was polled 601,082 votes. He was the leader of Bahujan Samaj party in Lok Sabha from 6 November 2019 - 13 January 2020. He is a member of Consultative Committee for Ministry of Home Affairs since November 2019. Following the incident with Bidhuri, Ali met politicians like

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, subsequently causing his suspension from BSP on 9 December 2023 for not following the Party line. Ali joined

in March 2019 after leaving

. On 9 December 2023,

suspended him for not following party line and engaging in anti-party activities. Ali came into spotlight when he was abused with

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slur by

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MP,

Ramesh Bidhuri Ramesh Bidhuri (born 18 July 1961) is an Indian politician, lawyer and a former Member of Parliament affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bidhuri and his family have been active members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from their ...

in the

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. Bidhuri's remarks were widely condemned by parliamentarians and political leaders across party lines. Ali said he will resign from the Lok Sabha if action is not taken against Bidhuri, however no action was taken by speaker

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. Ali joined

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

on 20 March 2024.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Kunwar Danish 1975 births Living people Janata Dal (Secular) politicians Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2019–2024 People from Hapur Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh