Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari (born 17 September 1962) is an Indian politician and broadcaster from Jammu and Kashmir. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and a member of the Legislative Assembly from the now defunct
Sangrama Assembly constituency
Sangrama was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It was a part of Baramulla Lok Sabha Constituency.
It consists of Wagoora, Kreeri and Khoie Tehsils.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election re ...
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Early life and education
Bukhari is from Sangrama, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Syed Rafi Ud din Bukhari. His wife is a teacher. He completed his B.A. in 1986 at a college affiliated with Kashmir University.
Career
Bukhari is also the former minister for Law, Justice, Revenue, Parliamentary affairs, Horticulture, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the erstwhile state,
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
, India. He won from Sangrama Assembly constituency representing the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, succeeded him as party leader and as chief ...
in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 12,127 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shuib Nabi Lone of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 1,754 votes.
See also
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Shujaat Bukhari
References
External links
Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari affidavit
Living people
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party politicians
People from Baramulla district
1962 births
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference politicians
Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2008–2014
Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018
State cabinet ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
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