# Imran Hussain (Indian politician)

Imran Hussain (born 21 May 1981) is an Indian politician and a member of the 7th Delhi Assembly in New Delhi, India. He represents the Ballimaran (Delhi Assembly constituency) and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He had served in the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election.

## Early life and education

Imran Hussain was born in New Delhi. He comes from the walled city area of Delhi. He studied at Crescent School in Daryaganj. He attended the Jamia Millia Islamia and attained Bachelor of Business Studies degree. Then he joined the family garment business after completing his Bachelor of Business Studies degree.

## Political career

Imran Hussain contested and won the councillor elections from Ballimaran from Rashtriya Lok Dal political Party in April 2012. He represented the Ballimaran constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly after winning 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party. He was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election on 18 October 2015. He was re-elected in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and became an MLA in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
Since February 3 2020, he is a Member of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi.

### Cabinet Minister, Delhi

He was a cabinet minister in the Third Kejriwal ministry and holds the charge of below listed departments of the Government of Delhi.
* Food Supplies
* Forest
* Elections

## Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Ballimaran :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Haroon Yusuf | 32,105 | 36.18 | −5.90 |
| | BJP | Moti Lal Sodhi | 24,012 | 27.06 | −7.45 |
| | BSP | Imran Hussain | 16,267 | 18.33 | +5.79 |
| | AAP | Farhana Anjum | 13,103 | 14.76 | |
| | LJP | Vijay Kumar | 1,036 | 1.17 | −6.71 |
| | NOTA | None | 385 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,093 | 9.12 | +1.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,771 | 67.47 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -5.90 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Ballimaran :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Imran Hussain | 57,118 | 59.71 | +44.95 |
| | BJP | Shyam Lal Morwal | 23,241 | 24.29 | −2.77 |
| | INC | Haroon Yusuf | 13,205 | 13.80 | −22.38 |
| | BSP | Dilip Kumar | 438 | 0.45 | −17.88 |
| | RPI(A) | Mohd. Danish | 130 | 0.14 | +0.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 304 | 0.31 | −0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,877 | 35.42 | +26.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,663 | 67.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,40,776 | | |
| | AAP gain from INC | AAP gain from INC | Swing | +33.76 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Ballimaran :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Imran Hussain | 65,644 | 64.65 | +4.94 |
| | BJP | Lata | 29,472 | 29.03 | +4.73 |
| | INC | Haroon Yusuf | 4,802 | 4.73 | −9.07 |
| | BRD | Krishan Kumar | 340 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 340 | 0.33 | +0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,172 | 35.62 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,01,548 | 71.64 | +3.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,41,844 | | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +4.94 | |