Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas (born 1 April 1954) is an Indian Politician who is a current member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Punahana (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Nuh district of Haryana. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly four times and has served as a Cabinet Minister twice in the Government of Haryana.
Early life
Mohammad Ilyas was born to Chaudhary Rahim Khan on 1 April 1954. He has three brothers and four sisters. His father was elected a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Faridabad constituency in 1984 till his death on 18 December 1987. His father was also elected as Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly three times, Firstly in 1967 and secondly 1972 and in last elected in 1982 from Nuh (Vidhan Sabha constituency). His father served as minister twice in Government of Haryana.
Political career
He was initially elected from the Nuh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and worked as Irrigation And Power minister from Indian National Congress during that time (1991–1996). Then from Ferozepur Jhirka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and worked as Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and Waqf Board during that time (2000–2005). He was then elected twice as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Punahana (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (2009–2014) (2019-2024).
He also contested an election for parliamentary seat of the Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2004 and lost the election to Avtar Singh Bhadana with a margin of 1,51,929 votes.
Personal
He is a member of the Rahim Khan Clan, one of the most prominent political families in the Mewat region. His brother, Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman, was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (2005–2009). His uncle, Chaudhary Sardar Khan, was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and worked as Deputy Home Minister in the Government of Haryana (1977–1982).
He is married to Anwari Begum and has 6 children. He did Bachelor of Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia.
Positions held
Legislative Assembly Terms
# | From | To | Position | Party |
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1. | 1991 | 1996 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term) | INC |
2. | 2000 | 2005 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Ferozeopur Jhirka (2nd term) | INLD |
3. | 2009 | 2014 | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana (3rd term) | INLD |
4. | 2019 | 2024 (TBD) | Member of Legislative Assembly from Punhana(4th term) | INC |
Haryana Government
- Minister of Irrigation and Power from 1991 to 1996.
- Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development, and Waqf Board from 2000 to 2005
Other Notable Positions
- State Vice-President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana from 2006 to 2008.
Electoral performance
Legislative Assembly Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INC | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 35,092 | 28.76% | 17.72 |
| Independent | Rahish Khan | 34,276 | 28.09% | New |
| BJP | Nauksham Chaudhary | 21,421 | 17.56% | 4.11 |
| JJP | Iqbal | 17,327 | 14.20% | New |
| INLD | Subhan Khan | 10,809 | 8.86% | 17.99 |
| Independent | Azmat | 734 | 0.60% | New |
| Independent | Prahlad | 702 | 0.58% | New |
| NOTA | Nota | 611 | 0.50% | New |
Margin of victory | 816 | 0.67% | 2.04 |
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Turnout | 1,22,014 | 70.77% | 5.77 |
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Registered electors | 1,72,398 | | 13.77 |
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| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 0.80 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Rahish Khan | 34,281 | 29.56% | New |
| INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 31,140 | 26.85% | 3.63 |
| BJP | Iqbal | 25,135 | 21.67% | 20.64 |
| INC | Subhan Khan | 12,809 | 11.04% | 3.19 |
| BSP | Dayawati | 10,096 | 8.70% | 11.21 |
Margin of victory | 3,141 | 2.71% | 0.60 |
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Turnout | 1,15,987 | 76.54% | 3.70 |
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Registered electors | 1,51,538 | | 35.85 |
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| Independent gain from INLD | Swing | 6.34 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 18,865 | 23.22% | New |
| BSP | Dayawati | 16,177 | 19.91% | New |
| Independent | Iqbal | 11,664 | 14.36% | New |
| INC | Akhtar Hussain | 11,564 | 14.23% | New |
| Independent | Rahish Khan | 9,774 | 12.03% | New |
| Independent | Mohd. Aizaz | 6,665 | 8.20% | New |
| Independent | Sahab Khan | 2,611 | 3.21% | New |
| BJP | Tayyub | 836 | 1.03% | New |
| Braj Vikas Party | Nasru Alias Kutar | 766 | 0.94% | New |
| HJC(BL) | Safi Mohammad | 433 | 0.53% | New |
Margin of victory | 2,688 | 3.31% | |
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Turnout | 81,252 | 72.84% | |
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Registered electors | 1,11,551 | | |
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| INLD win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INC | Azad Mohammad | 33,372 | 32.45% | 2.08 |
| Independent | Shakrulla Khan | 31,649 | 30.78% | New |
| INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 23,182 | 22.54% | 27.78 |
| Independent | Dayawati | 8,544 | 8.31% | New |
| BJP | Bhani Ram | 3,228 | 3.14% | New |
| Independent | Haneef | 1,251 | 1.22% | New |
| Independent | Rujdar | 538 | 0.52% | New |
Margin of victory | 1,723 | 1.68% | 18.28 |
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Turnout | 1,02,836 | 69.57% | 0.04 |
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Registered electors | 1,47,823 | | 16.91 |
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| INC gain from INLD | Swing | 17.87 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 44,288 | 50.32% | New |
| INC | Shakrulla Khan | 26,728 | 30.37% | 10.41 |
| BSP | Rakesh Kumar | 14,924 | 16.96% | 11.34 |
| HVP | Abdul Razak | 1,142 | 1.30% | 25.65 |
| Independent | Haneef | 479 | 0.54% | New |
| Independent | Mamta | 446 | 0.51% | New |
Margin of victory | 17,560 | 19.95% | 16.63 |
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Turnout | 88,007 | 70.41% | 6.01 |
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Registered electors | 1,26,441 | | 1.17 |
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| INLD gain from Samata Party | Swing | 20.06 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| AIIC(T) | Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed | 20,401 | 30.36% | New |
| Samata Party | Hamid Hussain | 12,274 | 18.27% | New |
| Independent | Mohd. Azaz | 8,301 | 12.35% | New |
| Independent | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 7,379 | 10.98% | New |
| HVP | Habib Ur Rehman | 6,602 | 9.83% | 10.06 |
| INC | Din Mohd | 4,293 | 6.39% | 22.08 |
| SP | Mahboob | 1,734 | 2.58% | New |
| Independent | Subhan Khan | 1,546 | 2.30% | New |
| Independent | Godhu Ram | 1,088 | 1.62% | New |
| BSP | Samsudin | 525 | 0.78% | New |
| Independent | Anwar Hussain | 408 | 0.61% | New |
Margin of victory | 8,127 | 12.09% | 5.10 |
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Turnout | 67,195 | 63.28% | 0.04 |
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Registered electors | 1,11,351 | | 10.68 |
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| AIIC(T) gain from INC | Swing | 1.89 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INC | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 17,274 | 28.47% | New |
| Independent | Hamid Hussain | 13,031 | 21.48% | New |
| HVP | Chaudhary Sardar Khan | 12,062 | 19.88% | New |
| Independent | Din Mohmad Mewati | 9,715 | 16.01% | New |
| BJP | Bashir Ahmed | 4,755 | 7.84% | New |
| JP | Daud | 2,842 | 4.68% | New |
| Independent | Hem Chand Saini | 369 | 0.61% | New |
Margin of victory | 4,243 | 6.99% | |
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Turnout | 60,669 | 62.27% | |
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Registered electors | 1,00,610 | | |
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| INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Hassan Mohd. | 32,729 | | New |
| INC | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 14,206 | | |
| Independent | Hamid Hussain | 8,939 | | New |
| Independent | B. Lal | 985 | | New |
| Independent | P.C.Premi | 523 | | New |
| Independent gain from LKD | Swing | | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| LKD | Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed | 43,743 | 69.10% | New |
| INC | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 15,773 | 24.92% | New |
| Independent | Sabir Ahmad | 1,242 | 1.96% | New |
| Independent | Amranand Saraswat | 841 | 1.33% | New |
| Independent | Istayak | 643 | 1.02% | New |
| Independent | Duli Chand | 434 | 0.69% | New |
Margin of victory | 27,970 | 44.18% | |
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Turnout | 63,306 | 69.96% | |
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Registered electors | 91,586 | | |
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| LKD gain from INC | Swing | | |
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Lok Sabha Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| INC | Avtar Singh Bhadana | 357,284 | 42.2 | |
| INLD | Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas | 2,05,355 | 24.3 | |
| BJP | Ramchander Bainda | 1,71,714 | 20.3 | |
| BSP | Haji Abdul Malik | 71,459 | 8.4 | |
| Haryana Vikas Party | Devender Bhadana | 13,042 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 1,51,929 | 17.9 | |
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Turnout | 8,44,718 | 56.66 | 42.2 |
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| INC hold | Swing | | |
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