# Mohammad Ilyas (politician)

Mohammad Ilyas (born 1 April 1954) is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Punahana constituency in the Nuh district of Haryana.
He has been elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly five times and has served as a Minister of State twice in the Government of Haryana.
He re-contested and won the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election under the Indian National Congress with a margin of 31,916 votes.

## Early life

Mohammad Ilyas was born to Chaudhary Rahim Khan in the village of Sultanpur-Punahana on 1 April 1954. He has three brothers and four sisters. His father was elected a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Faridabad constituency in 1984 till his death on 18 December 1987. His father was also elected as Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly three times, Firstly in 1967 and secondly 1972 and in last elected in 1982 from Nuh constituency. His father served as minister twice in Government of Haryana. His uncle, Chaudhary Sardar Khan, served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs of Haryana.
His younger brother, Habib Ur Rehman, has served as an independent Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Nuh constituency.

## Political career

Mohammad Ilyas is a member of the Rahim Khan political dynasty of Haryana, which has immense influence in the Nuh district (Mewat region) of Haryana. Ilyas is a senior leader and the longest serving legislator from the region.
He first entered electoral politics in 1987, after the death of his father, contesting from the Nuh constituency under the banner of the Lok Dal (LKD), though he was unsuccessful. In a 1989 by-election, he ran as a candidate for the Indian National Congress but was again defeated. His first electoral victory came in 1991, where he served as the Minister of State for Power and Irrigation under the Bhajan Lal's Congress government.
In 1996, running as an independent, he again faced defeat. Ilyas achieved a significant win in 2000, securing the Ferozepur Jhirka seat as a candidate of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), where he served as the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry under Om Prakash Chautala's fifth ministry.
However, he was defeated in the 2005 election before winning the Punahana seat in 2009. After another loss in 2014, Ilyas made a successful comeback in 2019, once again winning under the Indian National Congress. He also contested an election for parliamentary seat of the Faridabad constituency in 2004 and lost the election to Avtar Singh Bhadana with a margin of 1,51,929 votes.
In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Ilyas retained his seat and won from the Punahana constituency with a victory margin of 31,916 votes.

## Personal life

He is married to Anwari Begum and has three sons, Noorul Hassan and Javed Khan, Yaqoom Khan and three daughters. He has Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Jamia Millia Islamia.

## Positions held
### Legislative Assembly Terms

| # | From | To | Position | Party |
| 1. | 1991 | 1996 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term) | INC |
| 2. | 2000 | 2005 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Ferozeopur Jhirka (2nd term) | INLD |
| 3. | 2009 | 2014 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (3rd term) | INLD |
| 4. | 2019 | 2024 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (4th term) | INC |
| 5. | 2024 | Incumbent | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (5th term) | INC |

### Haryana Government

* Minister of State for Power and Irrigation from 1991 to 1996.
* Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development, and Waqf Board from 2000 to 2005

### Other Notable Positions

* State Vice-President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana from 2006 to 2008.

## Electoral performance
### Legislative Assembly Elections

| Year | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share | Margin |
| 1987 | LKD | Nuh | Lost | 15,773 | 24.92% | 27,970 |
| 1989 (by-election) | INC | Nuh | Lost | 14,206 | 15.28% | 18,523 |
| 1991 | INC | Nuh | Won | 17,274 | 28.47% | 4,243 |
| 1996 | IND | Nuh | Lost | 7,379 | 10.98% | 13,022 |
| 2000 | INLD | Ferozepur Jhirka | Won | 44,288 | 50.32% | 17,560 |
| 2005 | INLD | Ferozepur Jhirka | Lost | 33,372 | 32.45% | 1,723 |
| 2009 | INLD | Punahana | Won | 18,865 | 23.22% | 2,688 |
| 2014 | INLD | Punahana | Lost | 31,140 | 29.56% | 3,141 |
| 2019 | INC | Punahana | Won | 35,092 | 28.76% | 816 |
| 2024 | INC | Punahana | Won | 85,300 | 58.31% | 31,916 |

### 2004 Lok Sabha Election

2004 Indian general elections: Faridabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Avtar Singh Bhadana | 357,284 | 42.2 | New |
| | INLD | Mohammad Ilyas | 2,05,355 | 24.3 | New |
| | BJP | Ramchander Bainda | 1,71,714 | 20.3 | |
| | BSP | Haji Abdul Malik | 71,459 | 8.4 | |
| | Haryana Vikas Party | Devender Bhadana | 13,042 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,51,929 | 17.9 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,44,718 | 56.66 | 42.2 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |