V Abdurahiman, 58, takes the credit for wresting Tanur in Malappuram district, the stronghold of the Indian Union Muslim League, from the UDF.

A resident of Tirur, Malappuram, Abdurahiman won Tanur by a margin of 985 votes.

Active in Balajana Sakhyam, Abdurahiman entered politics through KSU, and later joined the Youth Congress. He was a member of the Tirur Municipality, and chairman and vice-chairman of its permanent committee.

Abdurahiman quit the Congress when he was an executive member of the KPCC in 2014, and unsuccessfully contested against E T Muhammed Basheer as an LDF-backed Independent to the Lok Sabha. In the 2016 Assembly polls, he defeated IUML's Abdurahiman Randathani.

V Abdurahiman is currently a Senate member of the University of Calicut and member, Haj Committee. He is married to Sajitha Rahiman.

TAGS

Google News Add as a preferred source on Google
Disclaimer: Comments posted here are the sole responsibility of the user and do not reflect the views of Onmanorama. Obscene or offensive remarks against any person, religion, community or nation are punishable under IT rules and may invite legal action.