Hasnain Masoodi

Hasnain Masoodi is an Indian politician from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Party who serves as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

He served as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency and was a former judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.

As a High Court judge, Masoodi ruled in October 2015 that the Article 370 of the Constitution of India that gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir is permanent.

Political career

In his maiden election in 2019, he was elected to Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, from the Anantnag constituency, after defeating former Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President Ghulam Ahmad Mir by nearly 8000 votes and former Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti by nearly 10000 votes . He became the member of Standing committee (India) on Urban Development, Library Committee, and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

In August 2019, as the Union government moved to revoke of the provisions of Article 370, Masoodi opposed the resolution in the Lok Sabha. After the resolutions were passed by both the Houses of Parliament, Masoodi petitioned the Supreme Court of India, along with Mohammad Akbar Lone, asking for the revocation to be declared invalid.

On 20 October 2020 he was appointed coordinator of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, and played key role in Gupkar Declaration I and Gupkar Declaration II.

In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Masoodi was elected as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Pampore.