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| birth_name = Mohammed Imran Khan<br />
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| birth_place = [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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'''Imran Pratapgarhi''' (born 6 August 1987) is an Indian Urdu-language poet and politician, who is a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of Indian Parliament. He represents the Indian state of [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]. Pratapgarhi is known for his protest poetry that particularises the [[Muslims|Muslim]] experience and identity in India and other parts of the world; he is especially known for his Urdu [[nazm]]s "Madrasa" and "Han Main Kashmir Hoon."<ref name="Scroll"/><br />
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Pratapgarhi was a losing candidate in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]] Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/results/moradabad-up.html |date=23 May 2019| title= 2019 general election results|website=elections.in|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref> Pratapgarhi was appointed chairman of the Minority Department of the [[All India Congress Committee]] on 3 June 2021.<ref name="National Herald"/><br />
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==Early life and poetic career==<br />
Pratapgarhi was born as Mohammed Imran Khan to Mohammed Iliyas Khan in [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Scroll"/> He completed his master's in [[Hindi literature]] from [[Allahabad University]].<ref name="Scroll"/> At that time he wrote poetry in [[Hindi]] and participated in ''Kavi Sammelans'' (poetry symposiums). He started participating in ''Mushairas'' in 2008 and his ''[[Nazm]]'' ''Madrasa'' became popular.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite news |last1=Manazir |first1=Wasi |title=Meet Imran Pratapgarhi, the rockstar poet who draws tens of thousands of fans at Urdu mushairas |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/860745/meet-imran-pratapgarhi-the-rockstar-poet-who-draws-tens-of-thousands-of-fans-at-urdu-mushairas |access-date=25 December 2019 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=25 April 2018}}</ref> Apart from ''Madarsa'', his other writings include ''Filisteen'', ''Najeeb'', and ''Umar'' out of over 100 Nazms written by him.<ref name="Scroll"/><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
A critic of [[Narendra Modi]], Pratapgarhi joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and contested in [[2019 Indian general election]] from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]], where he lost to [[S. T. Hasan]] of [[Samajwadi Party]] with a margin of more than half a million votes (590,218 votes).<ref>{{cite news |title=राज ने खड़े किए हाथ, मुरादाबाद से चुनाव लड़ेंगे शायर इमरान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/poet-imran-pratapgarhi-will-contest-lok-sabha-election-2019-by-congress-from-moradabad |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=Amar Ujala |date=23 March 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi: Congress candidate to contest from Moradabad in Lok Sabha Election 2019 |url=https://newsd.in/who-is-imran-pratapgarhi-urdu-poet-congress-candidate-to-contest-from-moradabad-in-lok-sabha-election-2019/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=Newsd.in |date=23 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Pratapgarhi was appointed [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] minority department chairman on 3 June 2021.<ref name="National Herald">{{cite news |title=Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi appointed Congress minority department chairman|work=National Herald|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/urdu-poet-imran-pratapgarhi-appointed-congress-minority-department-chairman |access-date=3 June 2021 |date=3 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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In June 2022, Pratapgarhi was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Maharashtra on [[Indian National Congress]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-pick-of-imran-pratapgarhi-for-rajya-sabha-polls-angers-partymen-who-is-the-34-yr-old-poet-turned-politician-10740831.html | title=Congress' pick of Imran Pratapgarhi for Rajya Sabha polls angers partymen: Who is the 34-yr-old poet-turned-politician? | date=31 May 2022 }}</ref><br />
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== Positions held ==<br />
| 2022 <br />
| Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]<br />
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* Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare<br />
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry<br />
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2024 <br />
* Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture<br />
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* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Minority Affairs<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Yash Bharti Award]] 2016 - highest Award of [[Uttar Pradesh]] Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2016mar22/1458664417.html#.WCAHcfp96Hs|title=UP Government confers Yash Bharti award to 46 people, list includes nine Muslims|publisher=twocircles.net|date=22 March 2016|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=dailypioneer>{{cite news |title=CM presented Yash Bharati awards |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/state-editions/cm-presented-yash-bharati-awards.html |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=The Pioneer |date=22 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|Poetry}}<br />
* [[List of poets from Pratapgarh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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