G.M. Banatwalla was an India

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n politician

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 and teacher

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. He was Member of Parliament

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 in 13th Lok Sabha

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, representing the constituency of Ponnani

Ponnani

Ponnani/Ponani is an ancient port, a coastal town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 9.32 km2. Ponnani taluk is the smallest Taluk in Malappuram district. This tiny, picturesque town is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west...

 in the State of Kerala

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. He was a member of the Muslim League Kerala State Committee (MLKSC).

His educational qualifications include a Master of Commerce

Master's degree

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 (M.Com.) and a Bachelor of Education

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 (B.Ed.). Banatwalla was educated at the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, and S.T. College, both in Bombay.

On 21 February 1960 he married Dr. Ayesha Banatwalla, who has since died.

Positions held

• 1967-77 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
• 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
• 1993 onwards President, Indian Union Muslim League
  Indian Union Muslim League
  Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...
  
  
• 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
• 1996 onwards Leader, Muslim League Kerala State Committee Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
• 1996-97 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

• 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
• 1998-99 Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

• 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
  Lok Sabha
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   (7th term)

Leader, Muslim League Kerala State Committee, Lok Sabha

• 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• 2000 onwards Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs

Books published

• Religion and Politics in India,
• Muslim League,
• Azadi Ke Baad (in Urdu
  Urdu
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  ) and he contributed numerous articles in various journals both in English and Urdu

Special interests

Subjects relating to minorities, parliamentary history, law and practice, etc.

President

1. Cutchi Memon Students Circle, Bombay, 1954-56;
2. Cutchi Memon Jamat, Bombay, 1965-67;

Vice-President

1. Muslim Ambulance Society, Bombay, 1954-56;

He was President of Inddian Union Muslim Leafgue, after Ebrahim sulaimant Sait. He held this position till his death in June 2008

Member

1. Anjuman-i-Islam Board for Commercial Education, Bombay, 1954-56;
2. Aligarh Muslim University Court, 1967-77 and 1999;
3. Maharashtra State Integration Committee, 1967-77;
4. Bombay Metropolitan Regional Development Board, 1967-77;
5. All India Muslim Personal Law Board
   All India Muslim Personal Law Board
   The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is an organization constituted in 1973 to adopt suitable strategies for the protection and continued applicability of Muslim Personal Law in India, most importantly, the The Muslim Personal Law Application Act of 1937, providing for the application of the...
   
   ;
6. All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat;
7. Justice of the Peace
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   , Bombay, 1967-77;
8. Special Executive Magistrate, Bombay, 1967-77; and

Trustee of Several Trust

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s

Election result of Ponnani Lok Sabha Constituency

Total electorate 1,146,335
Total votes polled 694,990
Poll percentage 60.63%
Valid votes 688,923

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

1. Shri Gulam Mehmood Banatwalla (MLKSC) 372,572 (54.08%)
2. Shri P.P. Suneer (Communist Party of India
   Communist Party of India
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   ) 243,094 (35.29%)
3. Shri K. Narayanan Master (Bharatiya Janata Party
   Bharatiya Janata Party
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   )66,427 (9.64%)
4. Shri Kallayi Moosa (Ind.) 3,729 (0.54%)

External links

• Fast Find Kerala
• Messages on Banatwala's death: TwoCircles.net