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Mehraj Din Malik | |
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1st District Development Council Councillor from Kahara Constituency | |
Assumed office 24 December 2020 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Manoj Sinha |
Constituency | Kahara Constituency |
Majority | 3511 |
Co-chairman of J&K State Coordination Committee Aam Aadmi Party | |
Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Post established |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehraj Din Malik 1988 (age 35–36) Bhalessa, India |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence(s) | Tandla, Chilly Pingal, Bhalessa |
Alma mater | University of Jammu (M.A in political science), University of Jammu (B.ed) |
Occupation | Politician, social worker |
Profession | Public Servent |
Mehraj Din Malik (born in 1988) is an Indian politician and Aam Aadmi Party leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He is the AAP's first and only winning candidate in J&K as of 2022. He is an elected District Development Council (DDC) Councilor from the Kahara constituency. [1] On 17 October 2022, Aam Aadmi Party appointed him as co-chairman of J&K State Coordination Committee Aam Aadmi Party. [2]
Mehraj Malik began his political career after joining the AAP in 2013 and running as an Independent Candidate in the 2014 Assembly elections. [3] In 2020, he won DDC polls as independent candidate with the margin of 3511 and was elected as a DDC Councillor for Kahara constituency. [1] [4] He is the first winning candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party from Jammu and Kashmir and, as of 2022, he is the only winning candidate of the party from Jammu and Kashmir. [5]
On 17 October 2022, Aam Aadmi Party appointed him as co-chairman of J&K State Coordination Committee Aam Aadmi Party. [2]
"Majja Majja Raj Karega" ( transl. Mehraj will rule) is a unique slogan which is raised whenever Mehraj Malik organised any rally. [6]
After protest against land eviction drive in Jammu, Mehraj Malik was taken into custody for questioning. The authorities detained Malik due to allegations that he delivered a speech at the location where a violent incident occurred. [7] On 10 February 2023, he was released on bail. [8]