Asim Ahmed Khan is an Indian politician (Delhi State), who was the minister of Food and Civil Supply, Environment and Forest, Minority affairs and Election in the Delhi government. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Matia Mahal (Assembly constituency) in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.In 2015, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sacked the cabinet minister Asim Ahmed Khan on charges of corruption.
Early Life Career
Asim Ahmed Khan was born in Delhi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.
Asim Ahmed Khan is a member of the minority wing of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He contested the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections in 2012 and got 6,300 votes. The AAP party website states that he has worked for 12 years in Old Delhi area and participated in numerous social activities.
Delhi in the Lok Sabha today
This profile was published on India Vote Kar in July 2016 and describes Asim Ahmed Khan as it stood then. Delhi returns 7 members to the 18th Lok Sabha, elected in 2024:
- Chandni Chowk — Praveen Khandelwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
- North East Delhi — Manoj Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- East Delhi — Harsh Malhotra, Bharatiya Janata Party
- New Delhi — Bansuri Swaraj, Bharatiya Janata Party
- North West Delhi — Yogender Chandoliya, Bharatiya Janata Party
- West Delhi — Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bharatiya Janata Party
- South Delhi — Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Bharatiya Janata Party