Jibran Dar

Jibran Firdous Dar is a Kashmiri politician, businessman and former television personality from Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. He gained public attention through reality television before transitioning into politics, where he contested elections as an independent candidate.

Political career

Dar entered mainstream politics around 2021, initially associating with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Later, he parted ways with the party and chose to pursue an independent political path. He was suspended from the basic membership of Aam Aadmi Party for 5 years. In 2024, he Contested the Lok Sabha election from Srinagar constituency as an independent candidate and received 5,498 votes (0.81%). Jibran Dar contested the 2025 Jammu and Kashmir by-elections from Budgam as an independent candidate, securing 7,152 votes (11.33%) and finishing third in the constituency. The election was won by PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi with 21,576 votes, followed by NC's Aga Syed Mahmood Al Mosavi with 17,098 votes. Dar has stated that his political motivation is focused on Youth issues, Unemployment, Representation of Kashmiri voices without party constraints. On 9 April 2026 Jibran Dar joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party.

2025 by-election

Controversies During the 2017 MTV Roadies Rising, Dar was expelled after female contestants accused him of sexual harassment. Dar denied it as a TRP stunt.