Karra forayed into politics in the 2004 by-election from Srinagar's Batmaloo constituency, which had fallen vacant following the death of National Conference's Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah. For the next decade, he climbed up the PDP totem Pole and galvanized his stature as a prominent political leader in Kashmir.
Karra forayed into politics in the 2004 by-election from Srinagar's Batmaloo constituency, which had fallen vacant following the death of National Conference's Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah. For the next decade, he climbed up the PDP totem Pole and galvanized his stature as a prominent political leader in Kashmir. In 2014 he defeated National Conference stalwart Farooq Abdullah from the Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha constituency and was elected to 16th Lok Sabha. In September 2016, Hamid Karra resigned from the party and joined INC after PDP decided to enter into an alliance with the BJP.
Full Name | Tariq Hameed Karra |
Date of Birth | 28 Jun 1955 (Age 68) |
Place of Birth | Batmaloo, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) |
Party Name | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
Education | Graduate Professional |
Profession | Advocate Agriculturist, Horticulturist, Educationist, Social Worker |
Father's Name | Shri Abdul Hameed Karra |
Mother's Name | Smt. Kaukab Jabeen |
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