Abdul Ghani Kohli Explained

Abdul Ghani Kohli (born 1943) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elected in 2014 from Kalakote in Rajouri district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He defeated Rashpal Singh of National Conference by 6,178 votes.[2] He became the first Muslim MLA to win on BJP ticket in Jammu and Kashmir.[3] The BJP replaced him by Thakur Randhi Singh to contest the 2024 Assembly election from the new Kalakote-Sunderbani constituency.[4]

Education

Kohli obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Kashmir in 1968.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdul Ghani Kohli(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KALAKOTE(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2020-09-17. myneta.info.
  2. Web site: Election Commission of India. 27 December 2014. 27 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227151903/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0984.htm?ac=84. dead.
  3. News: 2014-12-23 . Just the fourth Muslim MLA for BJP . 2024-09-22 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: 2024-08-27 . Big names dropped, BJP goes with the same, 'cancelled', J-K candidate list . 2024-09-22 . The Indian Express . en.
  5. Web site: ABDUL GHANI KOHLI(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Kalakote(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2020-09-17. myneta.info.

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