Abdul Ghani Kohli (born 1943) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elected in 2014 from Kalakote in Rajouri district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He defeated Rashpal Singh of National Conference by 6,178 votes.[2] He became the first Muslim MLA to win on BJP ticket in Jammu and Kashmir.[3] The BJP replaced him by Thakur Randhi Singh to contest the 2024 Assembly election from the new Kalakote-Sunderbani constituency.[4]
Education
editKohli obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Kashmir in 1968.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Abdul Ghani Kohli(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KALAKOTE(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Just the fourth Muslim MLA for BJP". The Hindu. 23 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Big names dropped, BJP goes with the same, 'cancelled', J-K candidate list". The Indian Express. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "ABDUL GHANI KOHLI(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Kalakote(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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