Abdul Rashid Dar
Abdul Rashid Dar | |
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 Abdul Rashid Dar as the Chairman presiding over a meeting of the J&K Legislative Council | |
| Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 2001–2008 | |
| Deputy Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Constituency | Shangus |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 1996–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1949 |
| Died | 28 February 2020 (aged 70) Srinagar, India |
Abdul Rashid Dar was a politician and a lawyer from the Anantanag district of Kashmir region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir who served as an MLA from Shangus and Chairman of the J&K Legislative Council. He served two consecutive terms as the chairman of the council.
Early life and education
Abdul Rashid Dar was born on 13 April 1949 in Anantanag, Jammu and Kashmir. He went to the local school for primary and higher secondary education and after completing school he went on to pursue B.A and L.L.B from the University of Kashmir, after completing his education he practiced as a Lawyer and later on joined the Jammu and Kashmir Nation Conference and moved to politics. Dar passed away on 28 February 2020.[1]
Political career
In the 1987 J&K state Legislative Assembly Elections, he contested from the Shangus constituency of Anantanag and won the seat as a member of the JKNC he served in the state assembly till it was dissolved by the then governor of J&K Jagmohan.[2] In 1996 Dar went on to become a Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, he was elected as the deputy chairman of the J&K Legislative Council in the year 1998 and served as the deputy chairman till 2001 and then Dar was elected as the chairman for two consecutive terms till 2008. While serving as the chairman, he ceased to be a member of the JKNC in 2004 and remained independent while continuing to be the chairman of the J&K Legislative Council . In the same year a No confidence motion was moved against Abdul Rashid Dar by the Jammu and Kashmir National conference the motion was introduced to the house but the motion failed to muster the required number of votes and hence was rejected and Dar won the confidence of the house and continued as the chairman of the house. He was also a member and vice president (JK CPA Branch) of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 2001 to 2008. He visited different countries in official tours such as USA, China, Canada, Japan, South Africa etc.[3]
References
- ↑ Excelsior, Daily (2020-02-28). "Former LC Chairman Rashid Dar passes away". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results in 1987". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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