Shahnawaz Rana
DR Shahnawaz Rana | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office May 2007 – March 2012 | |
| Constituency | Bijnor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1976 Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Rashtriya Lok Dal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Intekhaab Rana |
| Relations | Kadir Rana (uncle) Noor Saleem Rana (uncle) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Badar Rana (father) |
| Alma mater | |
Dr. Shahnawaz Rana (born 14 March 1976) is an Indian businessman, politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Bijnor Assembly constituency. He has held the position of vice president of the Bar council of Uttar Pradesh in 2006-2007. Dr. Shahnawaz Rana has had the distinction of serving on the esteemed Waqf Board in 2009,a testament to his commitment to public service and community leadership. Rana, a member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party was elected as member of the State Legislative Assembly in 2007 from the Bijnor assembly seat. He defeated candidate Kunwar Bharatendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party in a very close contest.
In 2012, Rana stood for reelection to the Assembly, but was unsuccessful, polling fewer votes than both the winning candidate, Kunvar Bharatendra Singh and the runner up, Mahboob.
Rana is editor-in-chief of the newspaper Shahtimes, one of his family's business enterprises.