Mukhtar Ansari

Mukhtar Ansari
Mukhtar Ansari
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
October 1996 – March 2022
Preceded byNaseem
Succeeded byAbbas Ansari
ConstituencyMau
Personal details
Born(1963-06-30)30 June 1963
Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Died28 March 2024(2024-03-28) (aged 60)
Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other political
affiliations		Quami Ekta Dal

Bahujan Samaj Party

Independent
Spouse
Afsa Ansari
​
(m. 1989)​
RelationsSibgatullah Ansari (brother)
Afzal Ansari (brother)
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (grandfather)
Hamid Ansari (Uncle)
Children2 (including Abbas Ansari)
Parent
  • Subhanullah Ansari (father)
ResidenceUttar Pradesh
Alma materPost Graduate College, Ghazipur [2]
Occupation
  • Politician

Mukhtar Ansari, (30 June 1963 – 28 March 2024) was an Indian gangster, convicted murderer [3] and a politician, based in the state of Uttar Pradesh.[4][5][6] He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.

  1. ^ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Mukhtar Ansari(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MAU(MAU) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Mukhtar Ansari convicted in murder case: here's a look at gangster's life". Business Standard. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023."Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics". The Hindu. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024."Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies after cardiac arrest". BBC. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of heart attack; Section 144 imposed in Prayagraj, Mau: Sources". Business Today. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari passes away due to cardiac arrest". The Times of India. 28 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ Outlook - Volume 44, Issues 8-16, p. 49 "cop Shailendra Singh made headlines when he slapped POTA on Social worker- turned - MLA Mukhtar Ansari"