Mumbai:
The newly elected Karnataka assembly will have 11 Muslim
legislators in a house of 223.
This is an increase of three from
the previous house where the number of Muslims MLAs was 08.
Out of the total 11 who won the 2013
Karnataka assembly election held on May 05, 09 from the Congress.
Congress has wrested power in this
South Indian state after eight years. It won 121 seats - 08 more
than the tally needed to form the government on its own.
The other two Muslims MLAs have won
the election on Janata Dal (S) ticket.
Congress and Janata Dal (S) both had
fielded a total of 18 Muslims each.
The names of the Muslim MLAs with
constituencies are: Belgaum Uttar Fairoz Nuruddin Saith (Indian
National Congress), Bijapur Ciy Makbul S Bagawan (Indian
National Congress), Chamrajpet B.Z.Zameer Ahmed Khan (Janata Dal
(Secular), Gangawati Iqbal Ansari (Janata Dal (Secular),
Gulbarga Uttar Qamar Ul Islam (Indian National Congress),
Mangalore Ut Khader (Indian National Congress), Mangalore City
North B.A.Mohiuddin Bava (Indian National Congress),
Narasimharaja Tanveer Sait (Indian National Congress), Shanti
Nagar N.A.Haris (Indian National Congress), Shivajinagar
R.Roshan Baig (Indian National Congress) and Tumkur City
Dr. Rafeeq Ahmed S. (Indian National Congress).
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