Shoaib Iqbal

Shoaib Iqbal
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 February 2020
Preceded byAsim Ahmed Khan
ConstituencyMatia Mahal
In office
2 December 1993 – 28 December 2013
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byAsim Ahmed Khan
ConstituencyMatia Mahal
Personal details
Born (1958-05-01) 1 May 1958 (age 66)
Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
(2020 – present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress and (others)
Children
Alma materAnglo Arabic Senior Secondary School, Zakir Hussain College
OccupationPolitician
Profession
  • Businessman
  • politician
ReligionIslam

Shoaib Iqbal (born 1 May 1958) is an Indian politician and a member of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is 6 times MLA from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1][2]

Personal life

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Shoaib Iqbal was married in 1980 and has two sons Aaley Muhammad Iqbal and Ahmed Hasan Iqbal. Aaley Muhammad Iqbal is Deputy Mayor of MCD.[3]

Shoaib Iqbal's family is also active in Old Delhi politics. His nephew Khurram Iqbal was a Councillor from Jama Masjid.[4][5][6] His nephew's mother in law Sultana Abad Khan is the Councillor from Jama Masjid Ward.[7]

In the 2022 Delhi MCD elections, Shoaib Iqbals close assistant Hafeez's daughter was also elected as a councillor from Sita Ram Bazar constituency in 2022.[8]

Political career

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Shoaib Iqbal was active in student politics during his college days, and was the Secretary at the students union at Zakir Husain Delhi College.[9]

Shoaib Iqbal has earned a reputation in early days by harassing poor people and demanding money from them to carry out construction activities. After the MCD officials tried to stop an illegal construction, Iqbal assaulted their officer. He was also involved in the controversial land deal between an alleged local mafia and Dubai-based company to open a luxury hotel near the Jama Masjid.[10]

Shoaib contested his first election in 1993 on Janata Dal ticket. Later, he joined Janata Dal (United) and headed Minority Morcha of the Party. In 2014, he joined Indian National Congress party and subsequently won Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for five terms in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013.[11] Shoaib was defeated by Asim Ahmed Khan of Aam Aadmi Party in 2015 Assembly Elections.[12] In 2020, Shoaib Iqbal joined the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, right before 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[13] He also served as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.[14]

Positions held

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# From To Position Party Comments
01 1993 1998 MLA, 1st Delhi Assembly Janata Dal Elected
02 1994 1995 Member, Committee on Privileges[15] Janata Dal Appointed
03 1995 1997 Member, Committee on Assembly Rules[16] Janata Dal Appointed
04 1996 1999 Member, Business Advisory Committee[17] Janata Dal Appointed
05 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Private Member's Bills & Resolution[18] Janata Dal Appointed
06 1998 2003 MLA, 2nd Delhi Assembly Janata Dal (United) Elected
07 1999 2003 Member, Business Advisory Committee[17] Janata Dal (United) Appointed
08 2000 2003 Member, Committee on Assembly Rules[16] Janata Dal (United) Appointed
09 2003 2008 MLA, 3rd Delhi Assembly Janata Dal (Secular) Elected
10 2003 2004 Member, Committee on Private Member's Bills & Resolution[18] Janata Dal (Secular) Appointed
11 2004 2008 Deputy Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly[19] Janata Dal (Secular) Appointed
12 2008 2013 MLA, 4th Delhi Assembly Lok Janshakti Party Elected
13 2009 2010 Member, Committee on Environment[20] Janata Dal (Secular) Appointed
14 2013 2014 MLA, 5th Delhi Assembly[19] Janata Dal (United) Elected
15 2020 - MLA, 7th Delhi Assembly[21] Aam Aadmi Party Elected
16 2020 - Chairman: Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Civic Amenities related PWD, Jal Board, Power & Flood Control[22] Aam Aadmi Party Appointed

Electoral performance

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This section is transcluded from Matia Mahal Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Matia Mahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Shoaib Iqbal 67,282 75.96 +16.73
BJP Ravinder Gupta 17,041 19.24 +7.91
INC Mirza Javed Ali 3,409 3.85 −22.90
BSP Tej Ram 223 0.25 −0.24
NOTA None of the above 216 0.24 −0.01
Majority 50,241 56.72 +24.24
Turnout 88,590 70.43 +1.12
AAP hold Swing +16.73


References

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  1. ^ "Matia Mahal Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Shoaib Iqbal (AAP) Wins". News18. 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Shoaib Iqbal". Delhi Assembly. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Aaley Muhammad Iqbal Becomes Deputy Mayor Of Delhi; Know About The AAP Leader". www.english.jagran.com. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Khurrum Iqbal (Rashtriya Lok Dal(RLD)):Constituency- WARD 79-JAMA MASJID(NORTH DELHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Shoaib Iqbal joins Congress ahead of Delhi polls". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ "LJP goes by popular choice: Khurram for Chandni Chowk". The Indian Express. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. ^ "AAP a symbol of corruption and nepotism: BJP". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Young and restless: 15 winners are under 30, want to usher in change". The Times of India. 9 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Shoaib Iqbal Matia Mahal Election Results 2020 Live: Shoaib Iqbal Matia Mahal Election Results, News, election results, Shoaib Iqbal Matia Mahal 2020 results". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Govt freezes Old Delhi land deal with Dubai-based firm". The Indian Express. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ^ "JD(U) leader Shoaib Iqbal joins Congess | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "Delhi election results: Veteran legislator Shoaib Iqbal finally loses". India Today.
  13. ^ KN Mishra, Alok. "Delhi Congress' popular Muslim face Shoaib Iqbal joins AAP | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "AAP MLA Shoaib Iqbal appointed as Delhi Assembly speaker temporarily". The New Indian Express.
  15. ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  16. ^ a b "RULES COMMITTEE". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  17. ^ a b "BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  18. ^ a b "COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS' BILL & RESOLUTION". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  19. ^ a b "Shoaib Iqbal". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  20. ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly". delhiassembly.nic.in.
  21. ^ "Shoaib Iqbal Election Result 2020 Matia Mahal LIVE Updates | Delhi Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results AAP Candidate Shoaib Iqbal Matia Mahal Seat". Firstpost. 2 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Delhi Assembly Committees". delhiassembly.nic.in.
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