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Asaduddin Owaisi

Asaduddin Owaisi

DOB: 13 May 1969

Asaduddin Owaisi is the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and has been representing the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency since 2004. Owaisi won the seat in the 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls. His father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi won the seat six times in a row in 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Asaduddin Owaisi won the seat by defeating BJP candidate Dr Bhagavanth Rao with a margin of 2,82,186 votes. He was polled 5,17,471 votes with a vote share of 58.94%. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Owaisi won the seat for the third time in a row by defeating Rao with a margin of 2,02,454 votes. He was polled 5,13,868 votes with a vote share of 52.88%. He defeated BJP candidate G Subash Chanderji and TDP candidate Zahid Ali Khan in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha Elections. Owaisi is again contesting from the Hyderabad constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 against BJP's Madhavi Latha. Owaisi also represented the Charminar Assembly seat twice in 1994 and 1999.

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In dramatic protest, Asaduddin Owaisi tears apart copy of

In dramatic protest, Asaduddin Owaisi tears apart copy of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

India | Dec 09, 2019, 08:38 PM IST

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi tore apart a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, registering a dramatic protest on a day it was introduced.

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'Amit Shah's name will be in league of Hitler': Owaisi in debate on Citizenship Amendment Bill

Politics | Dec 09, 2019, 01:27 PM IST

During a heated debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that his name would be in the same league as Hitler's. Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed uproar as the government tabled the bill in the house.

Those coming from Hyderabad with money bags are biggest allies of BJP: Mamata

Those coming from Hyderabad with money bags are biggest allies of BJP: Mamata

Politics | Nov 20, 2019, 03:36 PM IST

Banerjee urged the Muslim community not to trust leaders visiting from outside and only repose faith on leaders from the state as they can only fight for the cause of the people of West Bengal

'Mamata angry as she is afraid of losing minority vote

'Mamata angry as she is afraid of losing minority vote bank': AIMIM Bengal president

India | Nov 20, 2019, 01:43 PM IST

"Now she is having problem with Asaduddin Owaisi and the AIMIM. During the Nandigram movement in 2007, she herself had called him to Bengal and had sought his support. "But now as it is due to her policies that the BJP is gaining ground in Bengal, she is having problem with the AIMIM. This is nothing but political hypocrisy," Hasan said.

Shia board chief compares Owaisi to Baghdadi

Shia board chief compares Owaisi to Baghdadi

India | Nov 17, 2019, 11:50 AM IST

Rizvi's remarks against Owaisi have come after the AIMIM chief's views on the recent historic Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya dispute case. Owaisi has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute.

Supreme Court is supreme but not infallible: Owaisi's expresses dissatisfaction with Ayodhya verdict

'Supreme but not infallible': Owaisi not satisfied with Ayodhya verdict

India | Nov 09, 2019, 02:48 PM IST

"Not satisfied with the verdict. Supreme Court is indeed supreme but not infallible. We have full faith in the constitution, we were fighting for our right, we don't need 5 acre land as donation. We should reject this 5 acre land offer, don't patronize us," Asaduddin Owaisi said.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

'Systematic discrimination' faced by Muslim community in criminal justice system: Owaisi

Politics | Nov 04, 2019, 12:55 PM IST

He was reacting to the acquittal of one of the accused in the 2008 Rampur CRPF camp attack case by a court in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. In a tweet on Sunday, the Hyderabad MP said, "Muslims are incarcerated in terror cases only to be acquitted after decades. We experience systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system regardless of the party in power

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AIMIM chief thanks voters in Maharashtra, Bihar

Elections | Oct 25, 2019, 12:51 PM IST

"Majlis is a movement & we have come a long way and have faced immense obstacles to get here I'd first like to thank every voter who voted for an @aimim_national. 

AIMIM chief Owaisi takes dig at Bhagwat's Muslims happy remark

AIMIM chief Owaisi takes dig at Bhagwat's Muslims happy remark

India | Oct 13, 2019, 10:19 PM IST

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday took a dig at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his remarks that Muslims in the country was happy, saying the Constitution and not "magnanimity of majority" determined it.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and former chief minister of

Asaduddin Owaisi slams govt over Farooq Abdullah detention

India | Sep 16, 2019, 09:56 PM IST

Owaisi questioned the basis on which 81-year-old Farooq Abdullah was detained. Owaisi rhetorically asked whether Abdullah became a threat to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.

Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill

Guess you want Kashmiris to sacrifice themselves on Bakr-Id: Owaisi in Lok Sabha

India | Aug 06, 2019, 06:20 PM IST

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owasi vociferously oppose Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a rhetotical manner, he asked whether the government wanted Muslims to sacrifice themselves."I stand to opppse the bill. BJP has definitely live up to the electoral promise in their manifesto. But you have not lived up to your constitutional duties. You've indulged in breach of a constitutional promise of Article 370," the AIMIM president said.

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'If Muslims are living in gutter, then they must be pulled out of it,' says Asaduddin Owaisi

India | Jun 26, 2019, 11:40 AM IST

“PM Narendra Modi does not want Muslims to join the mainstream. Out of 300 MPs (of the BJP), not even one is from the Muslim community,” said the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

Shashi Tharoor

'Triple Talaq Bill isn't good for Muslim families', says Shashi Tharoor; Owaisi terms it 'against Constitution'

India | Jun 21, 2019, 02:43 PM IST

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi also opposed the bill. “Triple Talaq Bill is not in the interest of the Muslim women,” he said

Ramdas Athawale

Smiles and laughter: This is how 17th Lok Sabha commenced

India | Jun 20, 2019, 08:01 AM IST

During oath taking of Asaduddin Owaisi, Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, witnessed 'Jai Shri Ram' chants by its members. On this, the president of the AIMIM, in a lighter way, signalled MPs to chant even louder. As a result, the house witnessed some lighter moments.

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Owaisi's oath taking witnesses 'Jai Shri Ram' chants, here's how AIMIM president responded | Watch

India | Jun 18, 2019, 02:09 PM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi is a three-time Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha.

Asaduddin Owaisi said the heinous crimes taking place in

Don't link crimes to religion: Owaisi

India | Jun 10, 2019, 05:35 PM IST

On the killing of two-year-old girl in Aligarh, Owaisi said nobody came out in support of accused Zahid and Aslam. "We are condemning all such incidents. Justice should be done in all cases, irrespective of the community the accused come from," he said.

Abid Rasool Khan alleged that the Congress has become

TRS defends 12 Congress MLAs joining its ranks in Telangana

India | Jun 07, 2019, 01:14 PM IST

TRS spokesperson Abid Rasool Khan claimed Friday the 12 MLAs decided to become part of the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led outfit because of the development and welfare programmes of the government and "positiveness" of voters towards the ruling party.

Naqvi trains guns on Owaisi

Owaisi saying 'unnecessary' things in name of religion: BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi lashes out

India | Jun 01, 2019, 05:23 PM IST

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi had earlier said that Muslims do not suddenly become 'second class citizens' of India after BJP's lanslide victory in elections. Naqvi said that such statements do not help anyone and under PM Narendra Modi eveyone feels secured.

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Watch: When Asaduddin Owaisi actively controlled traffic in Hyderabad

India | Jun 01, 2019, 10:38 AM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi is a three-time Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency result

Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency: Asaduddin Owaisi leads with over 2,60,884 votes

India | May 23, 2019, 04:53 PM IST

Counting of votes in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency has begun. Asaduddin Owaisi has taken an early lead.