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Mukhtar Ansari | |
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 Mukhtar Ansari | |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office October 1996 – March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Naseem |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Ansari |
| Constituency | Mau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1963 Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Died | 28 March 2024 (aged 60) Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Other political affiliations | Quami Ekta Dal Independent |
| Spouse |
Afsa Ansari (m. 1989) |
| Relations | Sibgatullah Ansari (brother) Afzal Ansari (brother) Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (grandfather) Hamid Ansari (Uncle) |
| Children | 2 (including Abbas Ansari) |
| Parent |
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| Residence | Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Post Graduate College, Ghazipur [2] |
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Mukhtar Ansari, (30 June 1963 – 28 March 2024) was an Indian gangster and a politician, based in the state of Uttar Pradesh.[3][4][5] He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.
- ^ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies after heart attack: Sources". Business Today. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Outlook - Volume 44, Issues 8-16, p. 49 "cop Shailendra Singh made headlines when he slapped POTA on gangster - turned - MLA Mukhtar Ansari"