Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala

Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Telangana Assembly Created
Constituency	Malakpet
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Malreddy Ranga Reddy[1]
Succeeded by	Telangana Assembly Created
Constituency	Malakpet
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-22) 22 October 1967 (age 57) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Parent	Abdullah bin Ahmed Balala[2]
Residence(s)	R/O H No 22-6-270, Kuche Naseem, Pathargatti, Hyderabad PIN 500002, Telangana, India[2]
Alma mater	St. Paul's High School, Hyderabad[2]
Occupation	Politician

Ahmed Balala bin Abdullah Balala is an Indian politician from the city of Hyderabad. He represents the Malakpet constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen seat. He first won the seat in 2009 and retained it in the 2014,2018 and 2023 polls.^[3]

Career

Balala won from the Malakpet constituency in 2009 by defeating Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan of Telugu Desam Party on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ticket. Previously his party unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1989 and 1994.^[4] In December 2011, when officials of the Archaeological Survey of India tried to demolish the shops and encroachments around the Badshahi Ashurkhana, Balala and Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, and other supporters of AIMIM MLA, prevented them from doing so, leading to tensions in the city.^[5]

In 2014, Balala campaigned for the party in the Maharasthra Assembly Polls. After the results were declared, in which his party won two seats, Balala said that the reason for their success was because of the injustice done to Muslims.^[6] In April of the same year, he was renominated by the party for the same Malakpet seat in the Telegana Legislative Assembly polls.^[7] He emerged victorious by defeating Venkat Rao of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 23,000 votes.^[8]

In the zero hour of the Legislative Assembly of March 2016, Balala urged the government to relax the helmet rules for motorcyclists due to the high temperature of the summer months. He said that the "helmets further increase the heat for riders".^[9]

He won in 2018 elections for the third time.

He won again in 2023 election for the fourth time.^[3][1]

References

1. "Constituency Wise Results – Andhra Pradesh (2004)". Rediff. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
2. "Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala". My Neta. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
3. Venkatesu, E. (3 February 2017), "The last election in undivided Andhra Pradesh", Electoral Politics in India, Routledge India, pp. 122–136, retrieved 12 November 2023
4. "BJP, MIM to lock horns in three constituencies". The Hindu. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
5. "Shops around monument in Old City removed". NDTV. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
6. "With massive Muslim backing and 2 seats Owasi's MIM is now a big player". DNA India. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
7. "All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen announced its first list of candidates". Deccan Chronicle. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
8. "MIM retains all its seats, fell short from achieving mile stones". Two Circles. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
9. "MIM seeks summer break from helmet rules". The Hans India. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017. He is a Proud Uncle of Asim Balala and Proud Brother of Najib Balala