Muslim MPs' Performance in the 14th Lok Sabha

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Muslim MPs Performance in Lok Sabha

by Mohammed Ayub Ali Khan

 

Graph 1. Muslim MPs Performance in Lok Sabha (2004-2009), Participation in Debates, Questions Asked, Private Bills Introduced 

Source: Lok Sabha Website, PRS Legislative Research

 

There are many ways of measuring performance of elected representatives. One way is to look at their activities in the legislatures. While it does not give a complete picture of all the duties, their activities inside the parliament provide useful insights into how seriously they take their jobs.  An analysis of the 36 Muslim MPs shows that most of them approached their legislative duties with seriousness.

 

Union Minister A.R. Antulay and CPI (M) leader Abu Aye Mondal  where the most punctual with 95% attendance records.  The lowest attendance record according to available data was of Ateeq Ahmed (SP) of Phulpur at 20%. The average for all Muslim MPs was 68%.

 

When it came to questions asked in the house, the Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi scored the most with a record 1004 questions. He also happens to be among the top ten in questions asked category in the full house.  He was followed closely by Congress' Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi with 960 questions. Abu Hasem Khan, Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (elected to house in 2008), Saleem Iqbal Shervani, Omar Abdullah, and Afzal Ansari did not ask any questions. The average number of questions asked by Muslim MPs stands at 156.93.

 

When it came to participation in debates the most prolific record belongs to Ilyas Azmi (79) followed by J.M. Aaron Rashid and Hannan Mollah at sixty six  times each. Six Muslim MPs did not participate in any debate. The overall average for all Muslims was 20.84.

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The most number of private members bills were introduced by Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi (8) followed by A.P. Abdullahkutty (6), Hannan Mollah (2), and Shahnawaz Hussain (1). All other Muslim MPs did not get a chance to introduce any private bills.

 

Table 1. Muslim MPs Parliamentary Performance in Numbers

Muslim MPs

Debates

Private

Questions

Attendance

A.F. Golam Osmani, Barpeta, INC	0	0	28	57%
A.P. Abdullakutty, Cannanore, CPIM	20	6	44	81%
Abdul Mannan Hossain, Murshidabad, INC	0	0	7	73%
Abdul Rashid Shaheen, Baramullah, J&KNC	32	0	353	81%
Abdul Rehman Antulay, Kulaba, INC	1	0	7	95%
Abu Ayes Mondal, Katwa, CPIM	19	0	185	95%
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhary, Malda, INC	3	0	0	73%
Afzal Ansari, Gazipur, SP	5	0	0	43%
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy, Azamgarh,BSP	0	0	0	73%
Anwar Hussain,Dhubri, INC	41	0	139	82%
Asaduddin Owaisi,Hyderabad,AIMIM	51	0	1004	74%
Ateeq Ahmad, Phulpur, SP	3	0	79	20%
Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan,Muzaffarnagar, SP	0	0	272	44%
E.Ahamed, Ponnani, MLKSC	*	*	*	*%
Furkan Ansari,Godda, INC	13	0	31	81%
G.Nizamuddin,Hindupur, INC	1	0	63	77%
Hannan Mollah, Uluberia, CPIM	66	2	170	87%
Ilyas Azmi, Shahabad,BSP	79	0	84	80%
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi,Gulbarga,INC	41	8	960	66%
J.M.Aaron Rashid,Periyakulam,INC	66	0	286	71%
K.M.Kader Mohideen,Vellore, DMK	25	0	5	64%
Mehbooba Mufti,Anantnag, J&KPDP	14	0	8	48%
Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi,Darbhanga, RJD                     *		*	*	*
Mohammad Salim,Calcutta NE,CPIM	59	0	1	87%
Mohammad Tahir Khan, Sultanpur,, BSP	16	0	426	61%
Mohammed Muqeem,Domariagunj,BSP	9	0	183	78%
Mohammed Shahabuddin, Siwan,RJD	0	0	2	24%
Mohammed Shahid, Meerut,BSP	5	0	134	36%
Omar Abdullah,Srinagar, J&KNC	6	0	0	48%
Rasheed Masood, Saharanpur, SP	5	0	408	58%
Saleem Iqbal Shervani,Budaun,SP	0	0	0	53%
ShafiquR Rahman Barq,Moradabad, SP	27	0	37	93%
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Bhagalpur,BJP	27	1	58	84%
T.K. Hamza,Manjeri, CPIM,	33	0	48	79%
Taslimuddin, Kishanganj, RJD	*	*	*	*

 

Source: Lok Sabha Website, PRS Legislative Research

* Not applicable/Data Not Available

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