Asif Zakaria is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. Zakaria represents the Bandra[1] Mumbai constituency and[2][3] is a three-term Corporator.[4][5][6][7][8]

Asif Zakaria
Corporator Bombay Municipal Corporation
Assumed office
2017
Corporator Bombay Municipal Corporation
In office
2011–2017
In office
2005–2011
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
RelativesArif Zakaria (brother)
Rafiq Zakaria (uncle)
Fatima Zakaria (aunt)
Fareed Zakaria (cousin)
Salim Zakaria (cousin)
OccupationPolitician

Asif Azakaria has been officially nominated by the Congress Party as the INDIA alliance candidate from the Bandra West Assembly seat for the 2024 Maharashtra Elections.[9]

Life

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Asif Zakaria's uncle Rafiq Zakaria was a veteran politician from the Indian National Congress. Asif Zakaria's brother Arif is in the entertainment industry and cousin Fareed is a journalist. Asif Zakaria father Ahmed Zakaria was MLA in 1980-1985.

References

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  1. ^ "Bandra Cong corporators skip citizens' meeting". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "The action should also be taken in other hawker prone areas like Hill Road," said local Congress corporator Asif Zakaria". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Congress corporator from Bandra Asif Zakaria asked, "Is the civic procurement redressal committee working for the benefit of the contractors?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Asif Zakaria, Bandra corporator, said, "We are coordinating with citizens groups to make Pali Hill a zero-garbage area". .hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bandra corporator from H-West ward, Asif Zakaria, has written to BMC commissioner". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Mumbai: Ruling corporators oppose water supply to illegal slums". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Residents fume as BMC names Pali Hill as a hawking zone again". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Asif Zakaria, the corporator from Bandra, said that stress should be on people's comfort, and not profits or beautification". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Ejaz Beg, Asif Zakaria in Congress 3rd list for 2024 Maharashtra Polls". ummid.com. October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.