Ellen248280 at 07:55, 19 April 2026

2026-04-19T07:55:44Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| office1 = Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Ram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency|Ram Nagar]]
| term_start1 = 10 March 2022
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Sharad Kumar Awasthi]]
| successor1 =
| constituency2 = [[Kursi (Assembly constituency)|Kursi constituency]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2017
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = [[Sakendra Pratap Verma]]
| constituency3 = Masauli
| term_start3 = 2007
| term_end3 = 2012
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|07|18}}
| birth_place = [[Barabanki district|Masauli]], [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| birth_name =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Salma Kidwai|15 January 1977}}
| children = 2
| father =
| relatives =
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]] (2011 - present)
| other_party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (till 2011)
| occupation =
| profession = Agriculturalist
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]] ([[Master of Science|M.Sc]] Biology, 1966)
| relations =
}}
'''Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai''' (born 18 July 1944) is an Indian politician and a member of [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] representing [[Ram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency|Ram Nagar]] since March 2022.<ref name="MyNeta"/><ref name="ECI"/> He is a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref name="MyNeta"/> Kidwai had previously represented Masauli as a member of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|15th]], and [[Kursi (Assembly constituency)|Kursi]] in the [[16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]] as a Samajwadi Party candidate.<ref name="Zee"/><ref name="Kursi"/>

==Personal life==
Kidwai was born to Mahfooz Ahmad in Masauli village of [[Barabanki district]] on 18 July 1944. He completed his [[Master of Science]] in [[biology]] from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1966. He married Salma Kidwai on 15 January 1977, with whom he has two sons. Kidwai hails from [[Zaidpur]] town of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is an agriculturalist by profession.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai (Samajwadi Party(SP)): Constituency - Ram Nagar (Barabanki) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=3126 |website=myneta.info |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=री फरीद महफूज किदवई |url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/18267/18 |work=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>

==Political career==
As a member of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], Kidwai was elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from Masauli constituency in the [[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], after he defeated IJP's Rakesh Kumar Verma by 5,364 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai (Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- Masauli (Barabanki) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/up2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=249 |website=myneta.info |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2007 |url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2007-election-results.html |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref> However, in 2011, before completion of the five-year term, Kidwai left Bahujan Samaj Party to rejoin [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref name="Zee">{{cite news |title=BSP MLA Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai deserts party, joins SP |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/bsp-mla-fareed-mahfooz-kidwai-deserts-party-joins-sp_705199.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Zee News |date=9 May 2011 |language=en}}</ref>

Representing [[Kursi (Assembly constituency)|Kursi constituency]] in the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012 election]], Kidwai was able to defeat Bahujan Samaj Party's Kumari Meeta Gautam by a margin of 23,937 votes.<ref name="Kursi">{{cite web |title=Kursi Assembly Constituency Election Result 2022 - Candidates, MLAs, Live Updates & News |url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/kursi.html |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=भदौरिया |first1=योगेश |title=Kursi Assembly Seat: 2012 में दौड़ी साइकिल, 2017 में खिला कमल, जानिए अब 2022 में क्या हैं सियासी समीकरण |trans-title=Kursi Assembly Seat: Cycle ran in 2012, Lotus bloomed in 2017, know now what are the political equations in 2022|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/sp-won-kursi-assembly-seat-in-2012-bjp-won-in-2017-know-what-are-the-political-equations-in-2022/articleshow/89813702.cms |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Navbharat Times |date=25 February 2022 |language=hi}}</ref> But in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 election]], an incumbent Kidwai lost to [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] candidate Sakendra Pratap Verma by margin of 28,679 votes.<ref name="Kursi"/>

In the [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], Kidwai, representing [[Samajwadi Party]] as a candidate from [[Ram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency|Ram Nagar constituency]], went on to defeat [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s incumbent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[Sharad Kumar Awasthi]] by a small margin of 261 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: SP's Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai with 98799 defeats BJP's Sharad Kumar Awasthi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/ram-nagar-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923296-2022-03-09 |access-date=29 September 2023 |work=India Today |date=7 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ECI">{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh-Ram Nagar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS24267.htm?ac=267 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ram Nagar Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai of SP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ram-nagar-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4850357.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=News18 |date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kidwai, Fareed Mahfooz}}
[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:People from Barabanki district]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]

Fareed Mahfooz Kidwai - Revision history

Ellen248280 at 07:55, 19 April 2026