Tazeen Fatma is an

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politician from the state of

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. She belongs to the

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

and is a member of

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from Rampur assembly constituency of Rampur district. She is pro-vice-chancellor of

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Early life and education

Fatma was born on 10 March 1949 to Mohammad Abdul Qaiyoom and Asghari Khatoon in

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, a village in

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district of

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. She attended

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and obtained M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. She started working as associate professor in Political science in the department of education . Tazeen married Azam Khan in 1981 and has two sons,

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and Abeed. Azam Khan is also a member of the

and a former minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government.

Politics

In October 2014, Fatma was offered a nomination to the Rajya Sabha by Samajwadi party, which she refused citing that her husband had not been given due consideration by the party. Later, in November, she accepted the offer and became member of the Rajya Sabha. In January 2015, she was nominated to a committee on social justice and empowerment. She and her husband were accused of procuring multiple birth certificates made in Rampur and Lucknow for their son Abdullah to get two passports. A BJP leader filed a complaint in this matter in January 2019.

Controversies

Land encroachment

Tazeen Fatma, along with her son Abdullah Azam Khan, got a notice for encroaching upon farmers' land to construct

on 9 September 2019. She was also booked under section 447 and 184 of

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for encroaching on government land to build Humsafar resort.

Electricity theft

During the raids, officials found that Azam Khan and Tazeen had installed equipment being used, which they were able to illegally consume electricity beyond the installed capacity of their power meter. Therefore, officials booked a first information report against Tazeen for stealing electricity on 6 September 2019.

Fake birth certificate

On 26 February 2020, Tazeen Fatma, along with her husband and her son, were sent to jail for making a fake birth certificate.

Bail

On 29 May 2024, she was released from jail.

References

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Tazeen Fatma Tazeen Fatma is an Indian people, Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. She belongs to the Samajwadi Party and is a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rampur (Assembly constituency), Rampur assembly constituency of ...

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