Kamal Akhtar (born 24 October 1971) is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been the former Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and a politician from

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as well as a former Member of the

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representing

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in the

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, the upper house of the

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. He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Mahender Singh Kadakhvashi of the

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. He won his seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Kanth (Moradabad).

Early life

He was born in Ujhari, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Personal life

Kamaal Akhtar was born to Nafeesuddin Ahmad and Mahajabin in Ujhari. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and LL.B. at the

Jamia Milia Islamia 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 ...

, New Delhi. His wife Humara Akhter was

Lok sabha candidate from

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 ...

in the sixteenth Lok sabha election.

Achievements

*2022: Member of

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from Kanth, Moradabad

References

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
1971 births People from Amroha district Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Living people Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027 Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-SP-politician-stub