Twenty-three Muslim MPs in the next Lok Sabha

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Number of Muslim MPs have come down in the new Lok Sabha. There will be 23 Muslim MPs including one Muslim woman as opposed to 30 Musim MPs in the las Lok Sabha.

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Highest number of Muslims MPs were elected in 1980 when 51 were members of India’s highest legislative body.

Here is the list of current Muslim candidates who won:

Andhra Pradesh: 1

Hyderabad ASADUDDIN OWAISI All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen [WON]

Assam: 2

Barpeta SIRAJ UDDIN AJMAL All India United Democratic Front [WON]

Dhubri BADRUDDIN AJMAL All India United Democratic Front [WON]

Bihar: 4

Araria TASLEEM UDDIN Rashtriya Janata Dal [WON]

Katihar TARIQ ANWAR Nationalist Congress Party [WON]

Khagaria CHOUDHARY MAHBOOB ALI KAISER Lok Jan Shakti Party [WON]

Kishanganj MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE Indian National Congress [WON]

J&K: 3

Anantnag MEHBOOBA MUFTI Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party [WON]

Baramulla MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party [WON]

Srinagar TARIQ HAMEED KARRA Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party [WON]

Kerala: 3

Malappuram E. AHAMED Indian Union Muslim League [WON]

Ponnani E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER Indian Union Muslim League [WON]

Wayanad M I SHANAVAS Indian National Congress [WON]

Lakshadweep: 1

Lakshadweep MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. Nationalist Congress Party [WON]

Tamil Nadu: 1

Ramanathapuram ANWHAR RAAJHAA.A AIADMK [WON]

West Bengal: 8

Arambagh APARUPA PODDAR (AFRIN ALI) All India Trinamool Congress [WON]

Basirhat IDRIS ALI All India Trinamool Congress [WON]

Burdwan – durgapur DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA All India Trinamool Congress [WON]

Maldaha Dakshin ABU HASEM KHAN CHOWDHURY Indian National Congress [WON]

Maldaha Uttar MAUSAM NOOR Indian National Congress [WON]

Murshidabad BADARUDDOZA KHAN Communist Party of India (Marxist) [WON]

Raiganj MD. SALIM Communist Party of India (Marxist) [WON]

Uluberia SULTAN AHMED All India Trinamool Congress [WON]

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