Meet 21-Year-Old Asman Khan, One Of Jaipur's Youngest Councillors

Asman Khan, a 21-year-old female Congress candidate from Jaipur, recently became one of the city's youngest councillors. Contesting from ward number 81 in Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation elections 2020, Khan won the seat in her first attempt.

Here are some things you must know about Asman Khan: 

• Coming from a middle-class family, Asman Khan is the middle child among six brothers and sisters. She says she has received immense support from her family. “I was scared initially but my family supported me.”

• Her father Salim Khan has been associated with the Congress party as a party worker for quite some time now. He even had plans to contest the municipal elections himself. However, their ward became reserved for women. Consequently, he convinced his daughter to contest elections.

• Khan is currently an undergraduate student at Muslim Girls Degree College, Jaipur, and will take her final year exams soon. She will devote her entire attention to her ward’s welfare only after taking her final exams.

• Asman Khan became one of the youngest councillors in her first attempt. Describing her decision to contest elections as a “sudden” one, she told Times of India, “I always wanted to serve the public and this election has given me an opportunity to do so.”

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• Talking to News18, Khan said that although there were a lot of contenders for the post, she emerged as a favourite because she is a young student.

• Khan has mentioned that she received a lot of love from her ward’s members during her campaigning. She also ensured that the public voiced their plight to her.

• As per Asma Khan, the major everyday problems being faced by her ward include mismanagement of garbage, sewerage, and dysfunctional street lights. She also wants to ensure that Muslim girls in her ward receive adequate training and opportunities. Khan hopes to work extensively for the development of her council in the next five years.

• Asman Khan has plans to pursue a post-graduation degree in humanities. She also aims to further her political career and ambitions in the future.

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Picture Credits: Times of India

Tarini Gandhiok is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.