# Mamman Khan

Mamman Khan is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, who was elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 2019 from Ferozepur Jhirka (Vidhan Sabha Constituency) in the Nuh district of Haryana. He is a member of the All India Congress Committee and also served as former Working President of the District Congress Committee, Nuh.

## Early life

Mamman Khan was born to Mohammed Hanif on 4 April 1967 in the village of Bhadas, Ferozepur Jhirka. He completed high school at a small school in his hometown before enrolling in Civil Engineering at Bengaluru University, Karnataka in 1994. Mamman Khan also worked for DLF, a commercial real estate development company, for a while before launching a hugely successful construction supply firm.

## Political career

Mamman Khan contested the Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly elections independent in 2014 and was defeated by Naseem Ahmed by only 3,245 votes. Mamman Khan then won the Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly elections under the Indian National Congress by a margin of 37,004 votes against Naseem Ahmed. This landslide victory was attributed to a variety of factors, including Ahmed's transfer from the Indian National Lok Dal to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is unpopular amongst the predominantly Muslim Meos inhabiting the region, as well as Mamman receiving the candidacy ticket from the Indian National Congress.

## Electoral Performance

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Ferozepur Jhirka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mamman Khan | 84,546 | 57.62% | 45.97 |
| | BJP | Naseem Ahmed | 47,542 | 32.40% | 20.31 |
| | JJP | Aman Ahmed | 9,818 | 6.69% | New |
| | BSP | Raghubir | 1,314 | 0.90% | New |
| | Sarva Hit Party | Mavashi | 1,169 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,004 | 25.22% | 22.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,736 | 70.24% | 5.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,08,910 | | 15.08 |
| | INC gain from INLD | INC gain from INLD | Swing | 28.15 | |
2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Ferozepur Jhirka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INLD | Naseem Ahmed | 40,320 | 29.47% | 16.69 |
| | Independent | Mamman Khan | 37,075 | 27.09% | New |
| | Independent | Aman Ahmed | 18,212 | 13.31% | New |
| | BJP | Alam | 16,540 | 12.09% | 6.80 |
| | INC | Azad Mohammad | 15,943 | 11.65% | 14.89 |
| | Independent | Fakruddin | 4,517 | 3.30% | New |
| | HJC(BL) | Fakhruddin | 995 | 0.73% | 4.79 |
| | Independent | Mohd Ahmed | 984 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,245 | 2.37% | 17.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,838 | 75.38% | 4.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,81,528 | | 39.59 |
| | INLD hold | INLD hold | Swing | 16.69 | |

## Controversies
### Alleged Involvement in the 2023 Haryana Riots

When speaking in the Haryana Legislative Assembly in February 2023, Mamman Khan displayed photographs depicting acts of violence allegedly by the cow vigilante, Monu Manesar. Mamman Khan raised concerns on Nasir and Junaid's incident, who were killed on the suspicion of cattle smuggling, were burnt by "influential” cow vigilantes and later they brutally thrashed them and handed them over to Ferozepur Jhirka police in Haryana, which is also Mamman Khan's constituency. This speech was not considered of any major significance until the 2023 Haryana Riots which took place in the Nuh district of Haryana, on 31 July 2023. During the riots, Mamman Khan was accused for instigating violence in the Nuh by the Home Minister of Haryana. Manohar Lal Khattar, also indirectly mentioned Mamman Khan when he said that “fingers are being pointed at some other Congress MLAs” in connection with the Nuh violence and added that absence of a response from the opposition party certainly proves that “something is suspicious".
Mamman Khan was called in front of the Special Investigation Team for an investigation into his involvement in the 2023 Haryana Riots to the Nagina village police station in Nuh. Six months proceeding the Nuh violence, Mamman Khan was later charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Police had earlier accused Khan of inciting violence and being in touch with those involved in sharing provocative posts on social media platforms. Besides, he also faces some other charges in the FIR. This decision was heavily opposed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other members of the Indian National Congress.