Javed Ahmed Rana (born 1963) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of

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from

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, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community. He is a cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the JKNC political party.

Early life and education

Rana is from Kalaban village, Mendhar tehsil, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Babu Faiz Ahmed and is the younger brother of the prominent former IPS officer and

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, Masud Choudhary. He completed his BA and later did LLB in 1989 at the University of Jammu. He is a lawyer and married Hamida Begum Rana, a businesswoman. Together, they have four children: Tahir Javed Rana, Sayema Javed Rana, Zeeshan Javed Rana and Mahpara Javed Rana.

Career

Rana was first elected as an MLA in the

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Pa ...

from Mendhar on JKNC ticket. He won from Mendhar Assembly constituency representing the

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in the

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which en ...

. He polled 31,186 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohd Mahroof Khan of

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, by a margin of 9,025 votes. In 2024 Assembly election, he was nominated again by the JKNC to contest from Mendhar and won with a margin of 14,906 votes. On 16 October 2024, he took oath as a cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir. On 18 October 2024, following an order issued by Lieutenant Governor Sinha to allocate portfolios to

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on the advice of chief minister, Rana was given the charge of Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Tribal Affairs.

Electoral performance

References

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