Abbas Ansari

Abbas Ansari (born 12 February 1992) is a MLA of Mau Assembly constituency. Abbas Ansari won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Mau representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.^[1]

Abbas Ansari
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Mukhtar Ansari
Constituency	Mau
Personal details
Born	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 33) Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance (2022-present) Bahujan Samaj Party (before 2022)
Relations	Afzal Ansari (uncle) Sibgatullah Ansari (uncle) Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (great-Grandfather) Suhaib Ansari (cousin)
Children	1
Parents	Mukhtar Ansari (father) Afsha Ansari (mother)
Residence(s)	Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation	Politician
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Background

He is the elder son of Indian gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari. His mother is Afsha Ansari.^[2]

Ansari is the great-grandson of Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari^[3] - a political leader and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University, he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936.^[4]

His uncles, Afzal Ansari and Sibgatullah Ansari, have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[5]

Political career

Abbas is the current MLA of Mau Assembly constituency.^[6]

Other representations

Ansari has also represented India at international level as a sport shooter in shotgun shooting.^[7][8]

Controversies

He was arrested in November 2022 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with money laundering.^[9] He has been held without bail as of 2024.^[10] During his incarceration, Abbas met his wife, Nikhat Ansari, illegally within the prison premises and ran his business from jail through his wife's phones. He was subsequently transferred from Chitrakoot prison to Kasganj district jail.^[11][12]

Release from Jail

The Supreme Court on March 7th, 2025 granted interim bail with “stringent” riders to Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA Abbas Ansari in a case under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.^[13]

Mau’s MLA Abbas Ansari was released from Kasganj district jail on Friday after he obtained interim bail from the Supreme Court under the Gangster Act. Jail Superintendent Vijay Vikram Singh has confirmed that he was released at 2 pm, with tight security arrangements during the process. After his release, Abbas, along with his family, left for Lucknow.^[14]