NASEEM AHMED, 39, INLD (BJP)

FEROZEPUR JHIRKA

Educational qualification:

BA, LLB

MLA’s electoral record:

The two-time MLA, elected on INLD ticket in 2014, had switched over to the Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections in May and later BJP. He is son of three-time MLA, Shakrullah Khan. INLD had filed a petition seeking his disqualification.

Constituency primer: Ferozepur Jhirka, a small town in Nuh district of Mewat, is considered as the most backward regions of Haryana. The segment is a part of Gurgaon parliamentary seat and is dominated by the Meo-Muslim community besides presence of sizeable Hindu voters. The historical town is located on the main Gurgaon-Alwar road, bordering Rajasthan.

Electoral history:

2014: Naseem Ahmed of INLD defeated Mamman Khan, an independent, by over 3,000 votes.

2009: As INLD nominee, Ahmed got 42,824 votes against Mamman Khan of Congress who got 24,630 votes.

2005: Azad Mohammad of Congress defeated Shakrulla Khan, an independent, by 1723 votes.

How he performed: The constituency has been recognised as one of the poorest and most backward in the state due to lack of development and employment avenues. However, the region witnessed few developments in By the way: He the last five years, including R263-crore drinking water project, a degree college for was disqualified as a girls, about 62 link roads and upgradation member of Haryana of 12 schools. The much-needed power Assembly. sub-stations also came up in the region and around R40 crore have been spent to build amenities in the city. Social parameters also saw improvement.