Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid
Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |
| Constituency | Malegaon Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malegaon India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | National Congress Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a first term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.He won from the Malegaon Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[1] in the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly election.[2][3]
Asif again contested the Maharashtra Assembly Election as Congress candidate in 2019 from Malegaon Central seat but lost to AIMIM candidate Mufti Ismail.[4]
In 2022, Asif resigned from the Congress Party and joined Sharad Pawar's NCP along with his father Shaikh Rashid.[5]
After the split in the NCP, Asif Shaikh announced to contest the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election as Independent. He however launched a new political party 'Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra' or 'I.S.L.A.M.' on October 20, 2024, also announcing himself to be the candidate of the new party from Malegaon Central assembly seat for the 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Polls.[6]
Positions held
[edit]- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA[7]
- Terms in office: 2014-2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Malegaon Central (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in.
- ^ "Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena wins from Niphad, Congress retains Malegaon Central". economictimes.indiatimes.com/. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Congress MLA Shaikh Asif Shaikh Rashid led one of the protests". ibtimes.co.in. December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Mufti Ismail of AIMIM wins 2019 Maharashtra elections from Malegaon Center". ummid.com. October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Shaikh Rasheed leads Malegaon Mayor, 27 Cong corporators to NCP". ummid.com. January 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "'ISLAM': Ex-Cong MLA Asif Shaikh floats new party ahead of 2024 Maharashtra polls". ummid.com. October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid of INC WINS the Malegaon central constituency Maharastra , Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in.