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{{short description|Indian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raashid Alvi
| image = Raashid_Alvi,_in_Malappuram,_Kerela.jpg
| caption = Raashid Alvi, in Malappuram, Kerela
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 1999
| term_end = 2004
| constituency = [[Amroha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amroha]]

| majority =
| successor = [[Harish Nagpal]]
| predecessor = [[Chetan Chauhan]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2012
| constituency2 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| office4 = National Spokesperson <br> [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rashid-alvi-is-no-more-congress-spokesperson/1/269531.html |title=Rashid Alvi is Congress spokesperson no more |publisher=India Today |date=2013-05-06 |accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref>
| constituency4 =
| term_start4 = 2011
|term_end4 =2013

| parents = Malik Irfan Ahmad Alvi <br> Islama Khatoon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chandpur, Bijnor|Chandpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n

| education = [[B.Sc.]], [[LLB]]

| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| profession = [[Politician]], [[Social Worker]], [[Advocate]]
}}

'''Raashid Alvi''' ({{audio|Raashid_Alvi_Pronounciation_by_Zaki_ul_Naasir.ogg|pronunciation}}), is an Indian politician who served as a member of the [[Indian Parliament]] from both the [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]]. He is currently a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

==Early life==

Raashid Alvi was born in [[Chandpur, Bijnor|Chandpur]], [[Bijnor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], on 15 April 1956, to Islama Khatoon and Malik Irfan Ahmad Alvi, a [[freedom fighter]]<ref name="janpratinidhi1">{{cite web|url = https://www.janpratinidhi.com/RashidAlvi-PO6867.aspx|title =Rashid Alvi Profile |date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

== Political career ==
He served as the All India general secretary of the Janata Dal <ref name="rediff">{{cite news|url = http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/05inter.htm|title = She is doing what the BJP is telling her|date =4 March 2004 |publisher =Rediff |last =Singh |first =Onkar }}</ref> In 1999, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, defeating former Test cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate [[Chetan Chauhan]] by over 90,000 votes.<ref name="rediff"/> He had unsuccessfully contested the same seat in the 1996 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/up06.htm|title =Election 1998 Results |date =Aug 1999 |publisher =Rediff }}</ref> He served as the Parliamentary Party leader of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] from 1999 to 2004. He was expelled from the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2004<ref>{{cite news|url = http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/02bsp.htm|title =Alvi attacks Mayawati, expelled from BSP |date =2 March 2004 |publisher =Refiff }}</ref> after he had accused party president [[Mayawati]] of working under BJP pressure and taking bribes for allotting party tickets.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/congress-leader-rashid-alvi-questions-sonia-gandhi-on-jat-reservation/|title = Congress leader Rashid Alvi questions Sonia Gandhi on Jat reservation|date =6 March 2014 |publisher =Indian Express}}</ref>

He later joined the Congress party and was twice elected to the Rajya Sabha from [[Andhra Pradesh]] and served in the Indian Parliament from 2004–2012. He also served as an official spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. Alvi failed to get a Rajya Sabha renomination and was dropped as the party spokesperson in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rashid-alvi-is-no-more-congress-spokesperson/1/269531.html|title =Rashid Alvi is Congress spokesperson no more |date =6 May 2013|publisher =IndiaToday }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chatterji|first1=Saubhadra|title=‘Yamraj’ to ‘stupid PM’: How Rashid Alvi’s remarks on Modi backfired|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/yamraj-to-stupid-pm-how-rashid-alvi-s-remarks-on-modi-backfired/story-f73eGvbTCQ9IYpRNIL9DzL.html|accessdate=21 May 2016|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=May 17, 2016}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* {{facebook|raashid.alvi.9}}
* [https://www.janpratinidhi.com/RaashidAlvi-PO16799.aspx Raashid Alvi's Profile on Jan Pratinidhi]

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[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
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[[Category:People from Bijnor district]]
[[Category:People from Amroha district]]

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