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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Iltija Mufti
| image = Iltiji mufi.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1987}}
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| party = [[Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party]]
| mother = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| father = Javed Iqbal Shah<ref name="Javed Iqbal Shah">{{cite web|title=Insider tears into Muftis and family party|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/insider-tears-into-muftis-and-family-party/cid/1515167 |website=Telegraph India|date=2 March 2016}}</ref>
| relatives = [[Mufti Mohammad Syed]] ''(grandfather)''
}}

'''Iltija Mehbooba Mufti''' is an Indian politician from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=":0" /> and the daughter of [[Mehbooba Mufti]], the former [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]. She is the grand-daughter of [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]], the founder of the [[Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party]] (PDP) who twice served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashiq |first=Peerzada |date=2023-08-25 |title=Mehbooba's daughter gets normal passport after months of legal battle |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mehbooba-muftis-daughter-iltija-granted-regular-passport-with-10-year-validity/article67234770.ece |access-date=2024-10-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=महबूबा मुफ़्ती की बेटी को मिला 'सिर्फ एक ही देश' का पासपोर्ट, जताई नाराज़गी- प्रेस रिव्यू |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-65218730 |access-date=2024-10-09 |work=BBC News हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-17 |title=Watch: Mehbooba's daughter Iltija Mufti to make electoral debut from Bijbehara constituency |url=https://www.thehindu.com/videos/watch-mehboobas-daughter-iltija-mufti-to-make-electoral-debut-from-bijbehara-constituency/article68653236.ece |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Iltija Mufti says she inherited stubbornness from mother Mehbooba Mufti |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/video/i-inherited-stubbornness-from-my-mother-iltija-mufti-2598422-2024-09-12 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==

Iltija stepped into the spotlight when her mother, [[Mehbooba Mufti]], was detained in 2019 following the abrogation of [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India]]. During this time, Iltija managed her mother’s social media and spoke publicly about the situation in Kashmir, challenging the central government’s actions and highlighting human rights issues in the region.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jammu and Kashmir election: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti loses debut election in J&K |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-election-pdp-leader-iltija-mufti-makes-electoral-debut-in-bijbehara-101727893637346.html}}</ref>

She Lost The 2024 Legislative Assembly Election on her home seat Bijbehara thus marking PDP’s first loss at home after 22 years.

== Political views and advocacy ==
Iltija has consistently raised her voice against what she perceives as injustices in the region.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-08 |title=Iltija Mufti's political debut: From mother Mehbooba Mufti's media advisor to beholder of family's bastion |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/iltija-muftis-political-debut-from-mother-mehbooba-muftis-media-advisor-to-beholder-of-familys-bastion-in-election-2024/articleshow/114024211.cms |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> In 2024 she had made comments about the potential role of the PDP as a ‘kingmaker’ in the upcoming assembly polls, which sparked some hope in the party's supporters, <ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=N. L. |date=2024-09-14 |title=Exclusive: Iltija Mufti on the struggles of politics, identity and youth in Kashmir |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/09/14/exclusive-iltija-mufti-on-the-struggles-of-politics-identity-and-youth-in-kashmir |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Newslaundry |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Gets Regular Passport With 10-Year Validity |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mehbooba-muftis-daughter-iltija-mufti-gets-regular-passport-with-10-year-validity-4329125 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} Mehbooba's daughter Iltija gets a step up in party, 'short of a political role' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/iltija-mufti-newsmaker-mehbooba-entry-politics-kashmir-peoples-democratic-party-8917064/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> but the [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] results proved otherwise as her party [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]] won 3 seats,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trends & Results October -2024 Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/partywisewinresult-841U08.htm}}</ref> with Mufti herself losing her [[Srigufwara–Bijbehara Assembly constituency|Bijbehara]] seat to the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] candidate [[Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri]] by almost 10 thousand votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Trends & Results October -2024 Assembly Constituency 45 - SRIGUFWARA - BIJBEHARA (Jammu & Kashmir) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0845.htm}}</ref>

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party politicians]]
[[Category:People from Bijbehara]]

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