Shahnawaz Rana
DR Shahnawaz Rana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2007 – March 2012 | |
| Constituency | Bijnor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1976 Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Intekhaab Rana |
| Relations | Kadir Rana (uncle) Noor Saleem Rana (uncle) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Badar Rana (father) |
| Alma mater | |
Shahnawaz Rana (born 14 March 1976) is an Indian businessman, politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Bijnor Assembly constituency.
Rana, a member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party was elected as member of the State Legislative Assembly in 2007 from the Bijnor assembly seat. He defeated candidate Kunwar Bharatendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party in a very close contest.
In 2012, Rana stood for reelection to the Assembly, but was unsuccessful, polling fewer votes than both the winning candidate, Kunvar Bharatendra Singh and the runner up, Mahboob.[1]
Rana is editor-in-chief of the newspaper Shahtimes, one of his family's business enterprises.[2][3][4]
Controversies
In 2017, an audio record of a phone call between Junaid Raza and Shahnawaz Rana went viral. Rana is alleged to have told Raza that he committed a murder when aged twelve. Rana however refuted the voice to be his.[5]
Electricity theft
In the year 2010, a case of electricity theft by tampering the meters of factories in Nara sub-centre of Mansoorpur police station area came to light. After this, a report was filed by the then JE of the electricity department Kamlesh Chand Azad against factory employee Sunil Kumar, resident of Lajpat Nagar, Delhi. In the police investigation, the names of 10 people came to light, including former MLA of Bijnor Sadar Vidhan Sabha area Shahnawaz Rana and the owner of Doab Rolling Mill. The police had filed a charge sheet against all of them[6]
References
- ^ "2012 Assembly Constituency Election: Bijnor Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2007: Affidavit Information of Candidate (Criminal & Asset Declaration) – RANA, Shahnawaz S/O BADRUJAMA (Bahujan Samaj Party [BSP]): Constituency—BIJNOR". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2007". www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Bijnor Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Warrdel Solutions. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Uday Rana (5 January 2017). "I committed first murder at 12: SP candidate brags in 'leaked clip' | Meerut News". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Former MLA Shahnawaz Rana Arrested In Muzaffarnagar in warrant was issued in electricity theft case | Muzaffarnagar News: बिजली चोरी में धरे गए पूर्व विधायक, 14 साल पुराने मामले में हुई गिरफ्तारी | Hindi News, मेरठ". 29 November 2024. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Further reading
- Press Trust of India (14 October 2014). "Muzaffarnagar: Court rejects interim bail plea of ex-MLA Shahnawaz Rana in rape attempt case". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- Narayan, Shalini (29 June 2011). "Family at centre of rape bid row is all-powerful in Uttar Pradesh town". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- Tribune News Service reporter (26 February 2022). "Muzaffarnagar: Court rejects interim bail plea of ex-MLA Shahnawaz Rana in rape attempt case". The Tribune.