Mohammad Shafi (politician)

Mohammad Shafi Uri popularly known as Babbar Sher (Lion) is a former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He represented the Uri Assembly Constituency and was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.

Mohammad Shafi
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Constituency	Jammu and Kashmir
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 1972–2002
Preceded by	M. M. Khan
Succeeded by	Taj Mohi-U-Din
Constituency	Uri
In office 2014–2018
Preceded by	Taj Mohi-U-Din
Succeeded by	Sajjad Shafi
Constituency	Uri
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
In office 2009–2014
Constituency	Jammu and Kashmir
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Shafi (1943-12-16) 16 December 1943 (age 81) Uri, Jammu and Kashmir
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	National Conference
Spouse	Hamida Begum
Children	Sajjad Shafi & 6 other children
Alma mater	B.A., LL. B. University of Kashmir
Occupation	Social Worker, Politician

He was elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 1972^[1] and became the Minister of State for Education in 1977 but in 1987, he became Cabinet Minister for Information, Education and Social Welfare then Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development, Cooperative & Panchayat Raj. He introduced Panchayati Raj system in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was made Cabinet Minister for Finance and Education. He was sent to Rajya Sabha from 2009 to 2015^[2] but resigned in 2014 as he was reelected as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Uri in the 2014 election.^[3]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2014	Uri		JKNC	Won	39.25%	Aijaz Ali Khan		JKPDP	29.92%	[4]
2008	Uri		JKNC	Lost	41.06%	Taj Mohiuddin		INC	44.54%	[5]
2002	Uri		JKNC	Lost	48.08%	Taj Mohiuddin		INC	48.51%	[6]
1996	Uri		JKNC	Won	53.67%	Taj Mohiuddin		INC	28.83%	[7]
1987	Uri		JKNC	Won	89.61%	Abdul Rehman		Independent	8.27%	[8]
1983	Uri		JKNC	Won	66.73%	Qazi Mohammad		Independent	33.27%	[9]
1977	Uri		JKNC	Won	65.56%	Mohammed Mazaffar Khan		INC	18.20%	[10]
1972	Uri		Independent	Won	62.73%	Mohammed Mazaffar Khan		INC	32.31%	[11]