Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ab Rashid Sheikh, aka Er Rashid, defeats Omar Abdullah from Delhi's Tihar Jail. Who is he?
Abdul Rashid Sheikh won comfortably in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency on Tuesday, June 4.The Union Territory witnessed its first general elections after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.Sheikh, also known as Engineer Rashid, polled 454950 votes in North Kashmir's Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency. His rival and former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, conceded defeat and congratulated the independent candidate, who fought the elections behind bars.Abdul Rashid, or Engineer Rashid, is a former two-time MLA from Langate in North Kashmir.
He has been in Tihar Jail for five years facing terror funding charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). He leads the Awami Ittehad Party, but he chose to contest as an independent candidate.Rahul Gandhi Election Results 2024 LIVE UpdatesIn 2019, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Abdul Rashid on terror funding charges.
The arrest made him the first Indian leader in mainstream politics to be arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.UP Election Results 2024 Live UpdatesThe quinquagenarian politician had close ties with the slain Hurriyat leader and JKPC founder Abdul Gani Lone, the father of Sajad Lone. Engineer Rashid won the Langate assembly election in 2008 and 2014.
He contested the general elections in 2019 as an independent candidate but lost to National Conference's Muhammad Akbar Lone.Abdul Rashid's election campaign was led by his two sons, Abrar Rashid and Asrar Rashid. The two sons held rallies and public meetings on behalf of their father and expressed confidence that the massive crowds at the rallies would
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