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Indian politician

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. He defeated Rashpal Singh of National Conference by 6,178 votes. He became the first Muslim MLA to win on BJP ticket in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP replaced him by Thakur Randhi Singh to contest the 2024 Assembly election from the new Kalakote-Sunderbani constituency.

Education

Kohli obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Kashmir in 1968.

References

  1. "Abdul Ghani Kohli(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KALAKOTE(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "Just the fourth Muslim MLA for BJP". The Hindu. 23 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. "Big names dropped, BJP goes with the same, 'cancelled', J-K candidate list". The Indian Express. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. "ABDUL GHANI KOHLI(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Kalakote(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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