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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{For|other people with the same name|Mohammad Ilyas (disambiguation){{!}}Mohammad Ilyas}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad Ilyas
| profession =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor = [[Rahish Khan]]
| constituency = [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punahana]]
| image = Mohammad Ilyas, MLA from Punahana, Haryana, India.png
| relations = [[Rahim Khan political dynasty|Rahim Khan family]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(2019 - present) (1989 - 1996)}}
| term_end =
| term_start = 28 October 2019
| alma_mater = [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
| birth_place = [[Punhana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] {{small|(present-day [[Haryana]], [[India]])}}
| parents = [[Chaudhary Rahim Khan]] (father)
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor3 = ''Constituency established''
| successor3 = [[Rahish Khan]]
| office4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor4 = Azad Mohammad
| successor4 = Azad Mohammad
| office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor5 = Hassan Mohammad
| successor5 = [[Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed|Khurshid Ahmed]]
| term_start4 = 9 March 2000
| term_end4 = 8 March 2005
| term_start5 = 9 July 1991
| term_end5 = 10 May 1996
| term_start3 = 28 October 2009
| term_end3 = 20 October 2014
| constituency2 =
| constituency3 = [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punahana]]
| constituency4 = [[Ferozepur Jhirka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ferozepur Jhirka]]
| constituency5 = [[Nuh Assembly constituency|Nuh]]
| other_party = [[Lokdal]] (1987 - 1989), [[Indian National Lok Dal]] (2000 - 2018), [[Jannayak Janta Party]] (2018 - 2019)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|4|1}}
| office1 = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of State for Power]], [[Government of Haryana]]
| 1blankname1 = [[1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Additional Ministry and Departments]]
| 1namedata1 = * Irrigation
| term_start1 = 21 March 1991
| term_end1 = 11 May 1996
| office2 = [[Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Minister of State for Animal Husbandry]], [[Government of Haryana]]
| 1blankname2 = [[Fifth Chautala ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 1namedata2 = * Fisheries
* Dairy Development
* Waqf Board
| term_start2 = 3 March 2000
| term_end2 = 5 March 2005
| honorific_prefix = [[Chaudhary]]
}}
'''Mohammad Ilyas''' (born 1 April 1954) is an Indian politician who is a current member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punahana constituency]] in the [[Nuh district]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name=":0" />

He has been elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] five times and has served as a [[Minister of State]] twice in the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref name=":0" />

He re-contested and won the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] under the [[Indian National Congress]] with a margin of 31,916 votes.<ref name=":0" />

==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, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad constituency]] [[8th Lok Sabha|in 1984]] till his death on 18 December 1987. His father was also elected as [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly]] three times, Firstly in 1967 and secondly 1972 and in last elected in 1982 from [[Nuh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nuh constituency]]. His father served as minister twice in [[Government of Haryana]]. His uncle, [[Chaudhary Sardar Khan]], served as the [[Minister of State|Minister of State for]] [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] of Haryana.

His younger brother, [[Habib Ur Rehman]], has served as an independent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Nuh Assembly constituency|Nuh constituency]].

== Political career ==
Mohammad Ilyas is a member of the [[Rahim Khan Clan|Rahim Khan political dynasty]] of Haryana, which has immense influence in the [[Nuh district]] ([[Mewat|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 Bishnoi|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 [[Fifth Chautala ministry|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohammad Ilyas(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PUNHANA(MEWAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/haryana2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=8760 |access-date=1 January 2022 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref name="MLA">{{Cite web |title=MLA details |url=https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=49223 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423142307/http://haryanaassembly.gov.in:80/mla-details/?id=49223 |archive-date=23 April 2020 |website=haryanaassembly.gov.in| date=17 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Punahana Election Result 2019 LIVE: Punahana MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/punahana-assembly-elections-hr-81/ |access-date=1 January 2022 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> He also contested an election for parliamentary seat of the [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad constituency]] in 2004 and lost the election to [[Avtar Singh Bhadana]] with a margin of 1,51,929 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faridabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/faridabad-lok-sabha#2004 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

In the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]], Ilyas retained his seat and won from the [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punahana constituency]] with a victory margin of 31,916 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Punahana, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Mohammad Ilyas with 84739 defeats Independent candidate Rahish Khan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/punahana-haryana-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-aelb-2612857-2024-10-08 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He is married to Anwari Begum and has three sons, Noorul Hassan and Javed Khan, Yaqoom Khan and three daughters.<ref name="MLA" /> He has [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree from [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name="MLA" />

== Positions held ==
=== Legislative Assembly Terms ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!From
!To
!Position
!Party
|-
|1.
|1991
|1996
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nuh Assembly constituency|Nuh]] (1st term)
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|2.
|2000
|2005
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly constituency|Ferozeopur Jhirka]] (2nd term)
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Lok Dal|INLD]]
|-
|3.
|2009
|2014
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punhana]] (3rd term)
|-
|4.
|2019
|2024
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punhana]] (4th term)
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|5.
|2024
|Incumbent
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punhana]] (5th term)
|}

=== 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|Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)]] in Haryana from 2006 to 2008.

== Electoral performance ==
=== Legislative Assembly Elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! colspan="2" |Party
!Constituency Name
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote share
!Margin
|-
|[[1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lokdal}}" |
|[[Lokdal|LKD]]
| rowspan="4" Nuh |[[Nuh Assembly constituency|Nuh]]
|{{Lost}}
|15,773
|24.92%
|27,970
|-
|1989 (by-election)
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{Lost}}
|14,206
|15.28%
|18,523
|-
|[[1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|{{Won}}
|17,274
|28.47%
|4,243
|-
|[[1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|{{Lost}}
|7,379
|10.98%
|13,022
|-
|[[2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Lok Dal}}" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Lok Dal|INLD]]
| rowspan="2" Ferozepur Jhirka |[[Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly constituency|Ferozepur Jhirka]]
|{{Won}}
|44,288
|50.32%
|17,560
|-
|[[2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|{{Lost}}
|33,372
|32.45%
|1,723
|-
|[[2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| rowspan="4" Punahana |[[Punahana Assembly constituency|Punahana]]
|{{Won}}
|18,865
|23.22%
|2,688
|-
|[[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|{{Lost}}
|31,140
|29.56%
|3,141
|-
|[[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{Won}}
|35,092
|28.76%
|816
|-
|[[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|{{Won}}
|85,300
|58.31%
|31,916
|}

=== 2004 Lok Sabha Election ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Faridabad]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Avtar Singh Bhadana]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,57,284|percentage=42.2|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Lok Dal|candidate=[[Mohammad Ilyas (Indian politician)|Mohammad Ilyas]]|votes=2,05,355|percentage=24.3|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Ramchander Bainda]]|votes=1,71,714|percentage=20.3|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Haji Abdul Malik|votes=71,459|percentage=8.4|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate||party=[[Haryana Vikas Party]]|candidate=Devender Bhadana|votes=13,042|percentage=1.5|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,51,929|percentage=17.9|change=New|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=8,44,718|percentage=56.66|change=42.2|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Chaudhary Rahim Khan]]
* [[Habib Ur Rehman]]
* [[Punahana Assembly constituency]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Meo people]]
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Indian National Lok Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 1991–1996]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]

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