Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
KHAN, SHRI ARIF MOHAMMED
[BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY - BAHRAICH (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Ashfaq Mohammad Khan
Date of Birth 18 November 1951
Place of Birth Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 14 October 1977
Spouse's Name Smt. Sayyada Reshma Arif
Children Two sons
Educational Qualifications
B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.
Educated at Jamia Millia School, Delhi, G.S. Inter College
Narsena, Bulandshahr, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and
Shia College, Lucknow University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Agriculturist, Lawyer
Permanent Address
"Samarpan",
Bahraich-271801
(Uttar Pradesh)
Present Address
B-10, Mayfair Garden,
New Delhi-110016
Tels. (011) 6866514, 6859826
Positions Held
1977-80 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Member, Library Committee
Deputy Minister, Excise, Prohibition and Muslim
Wakf, Uttar Pradesh
1978-82 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee
(Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
1980-84 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1980-82 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Information and Broadcasting
1983-84 Union Minister of State, Agriculture
1984-89 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1984 Union Minister of State, Energy
1984-85 Union Minister of State, Industry and Company
Affairs
1985 Union Minister of State, IndiaPress Affairs
1985-86 Union Minister of State, Energy
(Department of Power)
1989-91 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1989-90 Union Cabinet Minister, Energy with additional
charge of Ministry of Civil Aviation
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and
its Sub-Committee-II
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
IndiaPress Affairs
Social and Cultural Activities
Actively involved in the promotion of education and the
anti-dowry campaign
Special Interests
Rehabilitation of the physically handicapped persons
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and writing
Sports and Clubs
Cricket and badminton; Member, (i) Gymkhana Club, New Delhi;
and (ii) India International Centre, New Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; led Indian Delegation to (i) Non-aligned
Information Ministers Conference, 1982; and (ii) World
Economic Forum, Switzerland, February, 1990; and Member,
Indian Parliamentary Delegation, 100th IPU Conference,
Moscow, 1998
Other Information
President, Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union,
1972-73; General Secretary, Aligarh Muslim University
Students' Union, 1971-72; Founder, Samarpan, Centre for the
rehabilitation of physically disabled persons; Member,
(i) Centreal Advisory Council of Posts and Telegraphs;
(ii) Kendriya Hindi Samiti; and (iii) Central Committee of
Tuberculosis Association of India, 1998-99; associated with,
(i) Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh, 1977-80; (ii) Indian
National Congress (Indira); and (iii) Janata Dal, Uttar
Pradesh, 1986-91
Election Result of
Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,08,872
Total votes polled 6,65,233
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Arif Mohammed Khan (B.S.P.) 2,62,360
(2) Shri Padamsen Chaudhari (B.J.P.) 2,23,984
(3) Shri Mohd. Ramjan (S.P.) 1,28,537
(4) Shri Jai Prakash Verma (B.K.K.G.P.) 10,361
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