{{short description|Indian politician (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Nafees Ahmad | honorific_suffix = | image = Nafees.jpg | alt = | caption = | constituency1 = Gopalpur, Azamgarh | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of<br />Gopalpur | term_start = March 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|07|08}} | birth_place = Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India<ref name="Profile"/> | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | parents = | party = Samajwadi Party | spouse = {{marriage|Nishad Akhtar|2004}} | partner = | relations = Saim Khan (Nephew) | children = 1 son, 4 daughters | alma_mater = {{ubl|Aligarh Muslim University (B.A.) |Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (M.A.)<ref name="myneta.info">{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/Uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=4253|title = Nafees Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GOPALPUR(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref>}} | occupation = MLA | profession = Politician, Agriculture<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> }}
'''Nafees Ahmad''' is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly who belongs to Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Gopalpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4533|access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/nafees-ahmad/|title=Nafees Ahmad MLA of Gopalpur|website=nocorruption.in|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newstrack.com/uttar-pradesh/cm-must-resign-says-sp-mla-nafees-ahmad-gorakhpur-tragedy/|title=UP CM must resign, says SP MLA Nafees Ahmad on Gorakhpur tragedy|website=newstrack.com|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pnskhabar.com/mla-azamgarh-nafees-ahmad-criticized-the-yogi-sarkar/|title=आज़मगढ़ के इस विधायक ने योगी सरकार को जमकर लताड़ा|website=www.pnskhabar.com|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Ahmad was born 8 July 1980 in Sadar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh to Altaf Ahmad. He married Nishad Akhtar in 2004, they have one son and three daughters. He belongs to Muslim family. He did his B.A. degree from Aligarh Muslim University<ref name="myneta.info">{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/Uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=4253|title = Nafees Ahmad(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GOPALPUR(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref> and had M.A. degree from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/><ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19936|work=official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|title=Member Profile|access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref>
==Political career== Ahmad was President of Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union. Ahmad is representing as MLA of Gopalpur since 2017, as a member of Samajwadi Party. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections he defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shrikrishna Pal by a margin of 14,960 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/gopalpur.html|title=Gopalpur (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017|website=www.elections.in|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref>
==Posts held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments |- | 01 ||March 2017 || Incumbent || Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2017/UP/10.Detailed%20Results.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref> |}
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