Editing Mohammad Azharuddin (section)

==Political career==
Azharuddin joined [[Indian National Congress]] party on 19 February 2009. He won the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] from [[Moradabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Moradabad]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] to become a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|member of parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/azhar-seat-congress-lost-last-two-times-pitch-bigger-yards-9011858/|title=Premium Azharuddin pads up for Congress|publisher=Indian Express|date=3 November 2023|access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref> He contested the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 election]] from [[Tonk–Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency|Tonk–Sawai Madhopur]] in [[Rajasthan]] but lost to [[Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/general-elections-2014/mohammad-azharuddin-loses-from-tonk-sawai-madhopur-seat-in-rajasthan_932636.html|title=Mohammad Azharuddin loses from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur seat in Rajasthan|date=14 May 2016|newspaper=Zee News|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref> In 2018, he was appointed working president of [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohammad Azharuddin appointed working president of Telangana Congress|date=30 November 2018|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/mohammad-azharuddin-appointed-working-president-of-telangana-congress/story-oOt3c0remVQH8g9zPSOYuM.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New innings: Mohammad Azharuddin is Congress's working president in Telangana|date=30 November 2018|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/mohammad-azharuddin-congress-working-president-telangana-1399569-2018-11-30|author=Supriya Bhardwaj|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> He contested the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency|Jubilee Hills]] in Hyderabad but lost to [[Maganti Gopinath]] of the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 November 2023|title=Telangana Assembly Polls 2023: BJP Releases 3rd List; Puts Lankala Deepak against Azharuddin|newspaper=Times Now|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-polls-2023-bjp-releases-3rd-list-puts-lankala-deepak-vs-azharuddin-article-104912006|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/ConstituencywiseS2961.htm|title=Results constituency wise|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>