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Mubarak Gul
Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
28 February 2013 – 18 March 2015
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah
Preceded byAkbar Lone
Succeeded byKavinder Gupta
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
ConstituencyEidgah
In office
2008–2014
ConstituencyEidgah
In office
2002–2008
ConstituencyEidgah
In office
1996–2002
ConstituencyEidgah
In office
1983–1986
ConstituencyEidgah
Personal details
Born1951 (age 73–74)
Political partyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
EducationBA
Alma materUniversity of Kashmir[1]

Mubarak Ahmad Gul (born 1951), also known as Mubarak Gul, is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a five time member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In 2014, he won from Eidgah Assembly constituency.

Representing Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, he also served speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from 2013 to 2015 and was advisor to the then chief minister Omar Abdullah.[2]

Early life and education

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Gul was from Habakadal, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Gulam Mohammed Nihami. He completed his B.A.in 1978 at a college affiliated with Kashmir University.[3]

He completed his Bachelor's of Arts from University of Kashmir in 1978.

He completed his Bachelor's of Arts from University of Kashmir in 1978.

Career

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Gul started his political career as a councillor in 1976 and was also the president of Rural Development Society, Jammu and Kashmir Youth Federation, in addition to serving as the president of youth wing of National Conference. After electing to the assembly in 1983, the party declined to give him mandate, but was later selected to the upper house by the NC party, the ruling party of that time.[4]

He was first elected to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in 1983, and then in 1996, 2002, and 2008. He contested his last election in 2014 assembly polls and won from Eidgah constituency.[5][6]

On 28 February 2013, Gul replaced Akbar Lone as the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, as Lone was taken into the cabinet by CM Omar Abdullah.[7]

Electoral performance

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Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2024 Eidgah JKNC Won 33.50% Ghulam Nabi Bhat Independent 26.19% [8]
2014 Eidgah JKNC Won 41.38% Ali Mohammad Wani JKPDP 37.66% [9]
2008 Eidgah JKNC Won 35.97% Asifa Tariq Qara JKPDP 22.42% [10]
2002 Eidgah JKNC Won 60.62% Mohammed Ashraf Bakashi Independent 22.35% [11]
1996 Eidgah JKNC Won 78.12% Farooq Ahmad JD 9.85% [12]
1983 Eidgah JKNC Won 93.87% Ghulam Mohammed Misgar INC 3.28% [13]

References

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  1. ^ MyNeta 2013.
  2. ^ "Mubarak Gul takes over as new Speaker of J&K Assem". ZeeNews. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Mubarak Ahmed Gul(JKNC):Constituency- IDGAH(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ "J&K poll: Abdul Rahim Rather's defeat ends 36-year record stint as MLA". Firstpost. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Idgah Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Idgah Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu And Kashmir". Elections in India. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "56 first-timers in 87-member J&K Assembly". Deccan Herald. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Mubarak Gul takes over as new Speaker of J&K Assem". ZeeNews. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

Further reading

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