Mukhtar Anis

MP
Mukhtar Anis
MP Mukhtar Anis
Members of the 11th Lok Sabha
	In office; 1996–1998
Constituency	Sitapur
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1977–1996
Personal details
Born	8 June 1943; United Provinces, British India
Died	30 March 2021 (aged 77); Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Other political; affiliations	Samyukta Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Aziz Zahra

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Mukhtar Anis (8 June 1943 – 30 March 2021), also spelled Mukhtar Anees, was a former Indian politician and a member of parliament who was elected to 11th Lok Sabha, representing Sitapur parliamentary constituency from 1996 to '98. Prior to participating in general elections, he was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1977-96). He was affiliated with Samajwadi Party.

Biography[edit]

He was born to Syed Mohd, Anis Rizvi on 8 June 1943 in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh.^[1]

He started his political career with Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha, youth wing of Samajwadi Party and was initially nominated as state secretary in 1969. He was later jailed for fourteen months for participating in political movements organised by Samyukta Socialist Party during 1975–77 emergency. He held various positions within the party after he appeared in political or social movements organised by Jayaprakash Narayan.^[2]

After releasing from jail, he was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and served as deputy minister for Animal Husbandry (1977-78). He was later appointed state minister for Home Guard & Civil Defence (1978-80). He also served as minister for Health & Family Planning and Health Education in 1989. He was last elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.^[2] He had disassociated himself from politics a few years before he died.

Death[edit]

He was reportedly suffering from neurological disorder. He was admitted to a hospital in Lucknow after his health deteriorated. He died in hospital on 30 March 2021.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rastogi, Divyansh (2021-03-31). "सीतापुर के सपा नेता व पूर्व मंत्री मुख्तार अनीस का निधन, कहे जाते थे गांजर के गांधी". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 1943-06-08. Retrieved 2021-08-14.

[Rastogi_2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Rastogi, Divyansh (2021-03-31). "सीतापुर के सपा नेता व पूर्व मंत्री मुख्तार अनीस का निधन, कहे जाते थे गांजर के गांधी". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-08-14.

[Parliament_of_India,_Lok_Sabha_1943-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 1943-06-08. Retrieved 2021-08-14.

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