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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|5|14|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| caption = Kani K. Navas in 2019<br />
| children = * N. Afsar<br />
* N. Aqeel<br />
| image =<br />
| name = K NavasKani<br />
| office = [[Chairperson|Chairman]] of [[Central Waqf Council|Waqf Board, Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| term_start = 19 September 2024<br />
| term_end = <br />
| predecessor = [[Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician)|Abdul Rahman]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram]]<br />
| term_start1 = 23 May 2019<br />
| term_end1 = <br />
| predecessor1 = [[A. Anwhar Raajhaa]]<br />
| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]]<br />
| spouse = Hamsathparveen<br />
| parents = * Khadarmeera Gani (father)<br />
* Ramjan Beevi (mother) <br />
}}<br />
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'''K Navas Kani''' (born 14 May 1979) is an Indian politician from [[Indian Union Muslim League]] who serves as the [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] [[Loksabha]] (2019–present) from [[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram]] [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Parliamentary Constituency]] of the Indian state [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kani K. Navas (profile) |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4962 |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2019 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2235.htm?ac=35 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> He is a member of Standing Committee on [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Health and Family Welfare]] and Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Ministry of Shipping]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Navaskani was born on 14 May 1979 to Khadarmeera Gani and Ramjan Beevi at [[Chennai]].<ref name=":1" /> He completed his Senior Grade School from Arupukottai.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4962}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Union Muslim League]] in 2011 and later served as the State Official Advisor. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour from 2019 to 2020.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Navas is one of the four [[Indian Union Muslim League]] members in the Indian Parliament (along with [[E. T. Mohammed Basheer]], [[M. P. Abdussamad Samadani]] and [[P. V. Abdul Wahab]]). He is also first [[Indian Union Muslim League]] [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in [[Loksabha]] from Tamil Nadu since [[S. M. Muhammed Sheriff]] (Periyakulam).<br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
In January 2025, Kani K. Navas became the subject of controversy related to [[Thiruparankundram|Thiruparankundram Hill]], home to the [[Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple]], one of the [[Six Abodes of Murugan]]. The controversy arose after Navas shared a social media post depicting individuals consuming biryani near the temple's foothills. Critics, including [[BJP Tamil Nadu]] President K. Annamalai, alleged that he was encouraging sacrilegious activities by permitting non-vegetarian food near the sacred site.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=BJP's Annamalai condemns MP Navas Kani's non-veg feast at sacred hill in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.news9live.com/state/tamil-nadu/bjps-annamalai-condemns-mp-navas-kanis-non-veg-feast-at-sacred-hill-in-tamil-nadu-2803432 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-22 |title=Religious tensions grip Madurai as police ban animals for Dargah rituals |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tensions-rise-thiruparankundram-hill-after-police-restrict-animals-to-sikandar-dargah-in-madurai-2668709-2025-01-22 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Navas denied the allegations, asserting that the food consumed was vegetarian.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-24 |title=Prove I had non-veg on sacred hill or quit, Muslim League MP dares Annamalai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/iuml-leader-navas-wants-proof-from-annamalai-allegation-non-vegetarian-food-consumed-thiruparankundram-temple-2669422-2025-01-24 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The situation intensified amidst ongoing tensions over incidents at the hill, including vandalism of [[Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription|ancient Jain caves]] and disputes regarding the site's management. Navas reiterated claims about the jurisdiction of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board over portions of the hill, which others regard as significant to Hindu traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Commune |first=The |date=2025-01-22 |title=Jain Caves Painted 'Green' At Thiruparankundram Hill Amidst Islamists Attempt To Rename It As 'Sikandar' Hill, DMK-Ally IUML MP Nawas Kani Had Earlier Gone With Islamists To Have Non-Veg Food At Hill |url=https://thecommunemag.com/jain-caves-painted-green-at-thiruparankundram-hill-amidst-islamists-attempt-to-rename-it-as-sikandar-hill-dmk-ally-iuml-mp-nawas-kani-had-earlier-gone-with-islamists-to-have-non-veg-food-at-h/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Commune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="I haven't even gone to that hill": IUML MP Navaskani responds to BJP's attack on consuming non-veg at sacred site |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/i-havent-even-gone-to-that-hill-iuml-mp-navaskani-responds-to-bjps-attack-on-consuming-non-veg-at-sacred-site20250123162004/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral record ==<br />
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=== General Elections 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: Ramanathapuram}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kani K. Navas|party=Indian Union Muslim League|votes=509,664|percentage=45.92|change={{increase}}1.63}} <br />
{{Election box candidate for alliance|party=Independent|side=National Democratic Alliance|candidate=[[O. Paneerselvam]]|votes=342,882|percentage=30.89|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=P. Jeyperumal|votes=99,780|percentage=8.99|change=''New''|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|candidate=Jeyapal Chandraprabha|votes=97,672|percentage=8.80|change={{increase}}4.43|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=6,295|percentage=0.57|change={{decrease}}0.15|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=N. Sivanandam|votes=2,018|percentage=0.18|}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=166,785|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,109,853|percentage=68.19|change={{decrease}}0.21}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian Union Muslim League|loser=|swing=}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== General Elections 2019 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: Ramanathapuram}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kani K. Navas|party=Indian Union Muslim League|votes=4,69,943|percentage=44.29%|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Nainar Nagendran]]|votes=3,42,821|percentage=32.31%|change=+15.11%|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=V. D. N. Anandh|votes=1,41,806|percentage=13.36%|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|candidate=T. Bhuvaneswari|votes=46,385|percentage=4.37%|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Makkal Needhi Maiam|candidate=Vijaya Baskar|votes=14,925|percentage=1.41%|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=7,595|percentage=0.72%|change=0.08%|}}<br />
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{{Election box margin of victory|votes=1,27,122|percentage=11.98%|change=-0.02%}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=10,61,124|percentage=68.40%|change=-0.29%}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=15,59,740|change=7.13%}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian Union Muslim League|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|swing=3.48%}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Union Muslim League politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:People from Ramanathapuram district]]<br />
[[Category:1979 births]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Muslims]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]<br />
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