Afzal Ansari Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Communist Party of India (CPI) (early 1980s - till 1996) • Samajwadi Party (SP) (1996-2007) • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (2007-2010) • Quami Ekta Dal (QED) (2010-2017) • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (2017-present)
Political Journey	• Became a member of the Communist Party of India • Contested and won the UP Legislative Assembly elections in 1985, 1989, 1991, and 1993 on CPI’s ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency • Renounced his CPI membership and joined the Samajwadi Party in 1996 • Contested and won the UP Legislative Assembly elections in 1996 on SP’s ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency • Member of the Committee on Estimates from 1997 to 1998 • Contested and lost the UP Legislative Assembly elections in 1996 on SP’s ticket from the Mohammadabad constituency • Contested and won the 2004 general elections on SP's ticket from the Ghazipur constituency • Became a member of the Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers, Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Railway, Central Haj Committee, and Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers in 2007 • Renounced the membership of SP and joined the BSP in 2007 • Left the BSP in 2010 • Founded Quami Ekta Dal (QED) in 2010 along with his brothers • Contested and lost the general elections in 2014 on QED’s ticket from the Ballia constituency • Merged QED in BSP in 2017 • Became a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing on 13 September 2019 • Disqualified as an MP on 1 May 2023 • Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Ghazipur seat in Uttar Pradesh
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 August 1953 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	71 Years
Birthplace	Yusufpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Yusufpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
School	• He passed matriculation in 1969. • He passed senior secondary in 1971.
College/University	Post Graduate College, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s)	• BA • MA (1976) [1]Government of India [2]The Lallantop YouTube interview
Religion	Islam
Sect	Sunni [3]Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
Address	Yusufpur Sheikhtola, Jamalpur, Mohammedabad, Ghazipur- 233 227, Uttar Pradesh, India
Controversies	Cases in which he was accused • 1 charge related to an Attempt to murder (IPC Section-307) • 1 charge related to Punishment for murder (IPC Section-302) • 1 charge related to Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by the deceased person at the time of his death (IPC Section-404) • 2 charges related to Wearing garb or carrying a token used by a public servant with fraudulent intent (IPC Section-171) • 2 charges related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188) • 2 charges related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147) • 2 charges related to Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section-148) • 1 charge related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 1 charge related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section-149) • 1 charge related to Punishment of criminal conspiracy (IPC Section-120B) [4]MyNeta Benami property seized by the ED Afzal Ansari's property, which he purchased in the name of his wife, was taken into possession by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in July 2022 under the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the ED officials, the Benami property was bought by Afzal for Rs. 12,50,00,000 in Dalibagh, Lucknow. [5]Dainik Bhaskar Convicted for kidnapping and murder by the court of law On 29 April 2023, Afzal and his younger brother Mukhtar Ansari were found guilty by a local court in Uttar Pradesh in two cases, i.e., the abduction of a VHP worker named Nandkishore Rungta in 1996 and the killing of a BJP MLA named Krishnanand Rai in 2005. The court, in its judgement, gave a four-year prison sentence to Afzal, while his brother was given a ten-year prison sentence. The duo was also asked by the court to deposit Rs. 1 lac and Rs. 5 lacs respectively in the court as a fine. Krishnanand Rai was murdered by assailants, hired by the brothers. According to sources, Rai was attending a family function in his native village when he was asked to inaugurate a local cricket match on 29 November 2005. The sources also revealed that Rai was convinced to travel for the inauguration without his security and the government-allotted bulletproof car. While he was on his way back, the assailants ambushed him and shot him multiple times from close range with automatic weapons. [6]DNA
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	26 October 1991
Family
Wife/Spouse	Farhat Ansari
Children	Daughter(s)- 3 • Mariya Ansari • Nusrat Ansari • Nuriya Ansari
Parents	Father- Subhanullah Ansari (deceased; former chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad, Mohammadabad) Mother- Begum Rabia (passed away in December 2018)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Sibakatullah Ansari (elder; politician) • Mukhtar Ansari (younger; politician)
Other Relatives	Grandfather- Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (politician, former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, surgeon, co-founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia University) Maternal Grandfather- Brigadier Mohammad Usman (recipient of Mahavir Chakra) Second Cousin- Mohammad Hamid Ansari (former Vice President of India) Nephew(s)- Abbas Ansari (Mukhtar Ansari’s son; politician, skeet shooter) and Mannu Ansari (Sibakatullah Ansari's son; politician)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Tata Safari (Bulletproof) • Tata Sumo • Mahindra Jeep
Money Factor
Salary (as an MP)	Rs. 1 lac + other allowances
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 1,25,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 37,63,393 • LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 1,30,980 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 11,70,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 3,50,000 • Other Assets (Pistol and Rifle): Rs. 2,07,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 3,13,91,525 • Non-Agricultural Land: Rs. 14,05,000 • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 1,53,55,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 35,00,000 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2019. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependents (minor). [7]MyNeta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 5,73,97,898 Note: The net worth was for the year 2019. It excludes the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors). [8]MyNeta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Afzal Ansari

• While studying at the Post Graduate College in Ghazipur, Afzal Ansari became a member of the college’s student union.
  

  An old photo of Afzal Ansari (right) with his brother Mukhtar Ansari

• His grandfather, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, led the Indian medical mission to treat Turkish soldiers injured during the Balkan War. A ward was later named after him at Charing Cross Hospital in London, where he studied.
  

  Dr Mulhtar Ahmad Ansari (right) during the Indian medical mission to treat Turkish soldiers injured during the Balkan war

• According to sources, after the separation of Pakistan from India in 1947, Mohammad Ali Jinnah offered Afzal’s maternal grandfather, Usman Ansari, the position of a general in the newly-raised Pakistan Army. Usman, however, refused to accept Jinnah’s offer and continued his service in the Indian Army. Usman was given the title of Lion of Nowshera for successfully defending the town of Nowshera against the Pakistani forces during the 1947-48 India-Pakistan War. He was killed in action during the war.
  

  A photo of Usman Ansari (right) taken during the 1947-48 India-Pakistan War

• In an interview, Afzal revealed that he wanted to contest the 1985 UP Legislative Assembly elections either on Samajwadi Party’s ticket or on Lok Dal’s ticket; however, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chaudhary Charan Singh refused to give him a ticket as a result of which he joined the Communist Party of India and contested the elections. He emerged victorious in the elections by bagging a total of 39,588 votes.

• While serving as a parliamentarian, he was selected to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup, which was organised in the UK.
  

  A photo of Afzal Ansari in the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup jersey

• In the 2002 UP Vidhan Sabha elections, Afzal Ansari was defeated by BJP’s Krishnanand Rai.

• In 2004, he managed to secure a victory in the general elections by winning 74,015 votes.
  

  A photo of Afzal Ansari taken while he was giving a speech in the Lok Sabha

• Due to Mukhtar Ansari’s involvement in several underground activities, the BSP not only removed Mukhtar from the party but also Afzal in 2010. The spokesperson of BSP, in a press conference, said,
  

  We had allowed the Ansari brothers to join the party on their request and a promise that they would refrain from any criminal activities in the future, but the recent raid in Ghazipur jail proved he was still involved in criminal activities. The party gave them an opportunity to reform as the brothers had claimed they had been framed in criminal cases for fighting against the feudal system.”

• On 1 May 2023, Afzal Ansari lost his parliamentary membership as he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha after getting convicted by a court of law in Uttar Pradesh on 29 April 2023. The Lok Sabha secretariat, in its disqualification notification, said,
  

  Consequent upon his conviction… Afzal Ansari, Member of Lok Sabha representing the Ghazipur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction i.e. 29 April, 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.”

• Afzal Ansari likes to travel, and he has visited numerous countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.

• He is as passionate about football as he is about cricket.

• He once spent Rs. 30,000 on buying an Inflatable Rubber Motor Boat.