# Asif Muhammad Khan
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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Asif Muhammad Khan
| honorific_suffix = Former [MLA](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India))
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| constituency_AM = [Okhla](/source/Okhla_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency))
| assembly = Delhi Legislative
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| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2015
| predecessor = [Parvez Hashmi](/source/Parvez_Hashmi)
| successor = [Amanatullah Khan](/source/Amanatullah_Khan)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|02|08}}
| birth_place = [Bulandshahr](/source/Bulandshahr), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), India
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| spouse = Mrs. Fehmina Khan
| party = [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
| relations = [Arif Mohammad Khan](/source/Arif_Mohammad_Khan) (brother)
| children = Ariba Khan (daughter)
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| occupation =
| profession = [Farmer](/source/Farmer) & [Politician](/source/Politician)
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| parents = Mr. Ashfaque Mohd. Khan (father)[{{Cite web|title=Asif Mohd. Khan|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VthAssembly/AsifMohdKhan.htm|access-date=2020-12-18|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}]
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'''Asif Muhammad Khan''' (born 8 February 1961) is an Indian politician and was member of the [Fourth](/source/Fourth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Delhi) and [Fifth Legislative Assemblies](/source/Fifth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Delhi) of [Delhi](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly), India. He represented the [Okhla](/source/Okhla_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)) constituency and is a member of the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress).
==Early life and family==
Asif Khan was born on 8 February 1961 in Bulandshahr, [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), into a politically active family. He is the younger brother of Bihar Governor [Arif Mohammad Khan](/source/Arif_Mohammad_Khan). His daughter Ariba Khan is councillor of Abul Fazal ward (Okhla) in [MCD](/source/Municipal_Corporation_of_Delhi) since 2022.[{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=Who is Ariba Khan, Congress candidate taking on AAP's Amanatullah Khan from Okhla in Delhi Assembly polls? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/congress-legacy-candidate-ariba-khan-takes-on-aap-amanatullah-khan-delhi-polls-9798648/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127094838/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/congress-legacy-candidate-ariba-khan-takes-on-aap-amanatullah-khan-delhi-polls-9798648/ |archive-date=2025-01-27 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}]
==Career==
Khan contested and won his first election in 1997 from the Okhla ward of [Municipal Corporation of Delhi](/source/Municipal_Corporation_of_Delhi) as an independent candidate.[{{Cite web|title=Delhi State Election Commission|url=http://sec.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dsec/Delhi+State+Election+Commission/Home/Reports/General+Election+to+DMC1997/Candidate+wise+Result|access-date=2020-12-18|website=sec.delhigovt.nic.in}}] He won the election into the Municipal Council for a second term and remained a councillor till 2007. Khan then contested the [2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election](/source/2008_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election) from a [Rashtriya Janta Dal](/source/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal) ticket from Okhla but lost to [Parvez Hashmi](/source/Parvez_Hashmi) by only 541 votes.[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2008|title=GENERAL ELECTION 2008 TO THE 4th DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REPORT AND STATISTICAL DETAILS|url=https://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/PastElections/StatReport2008.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119040155/http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/PastElections/StatReport2008.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2013 |access-date=|website=|format=PDF}}] After Hashmi was nominated to the [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha), Khan contested the 2009 by-election and became a member of the assembly. He later switched to the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) in 2013.[{{cite news |title=Okhla MLA Asif Mohmmad Khan joins Congress |url=https://muslimmirror.com/okhla-mla-asif-mohmmad-khan-joins-congress/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Muslim Mirror |date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320172728/https://muslimmirror.com/okhla-mla-asif-mohmmad-khan-joins-congress/ |archive-date=20 March 2025}}] He went on to win the seat for a second time in the [2013 Assembly Election](/source/2013_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election). Khan lost the [2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election](/source/2015_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election) and came third.[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015|title=Election to the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from the 54, Okhla Constituency|url=https://ceodelhi.gov.in/OnlineERMS/FORM20/AC-54.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611080657/http://ceodelhi.gov.in/OnlineERMS/FORM20/AC-54.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2016 |access-date=19 December 2020|website=|format=PDF}}]
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Category:Delhi MLAs 2008–2013
Category:Delhi MLAs 2013–2015
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Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Delhi
Category:1961 births
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