Rajasthan: Former minister and 3-time MLA from Tonk constituency Zakiya Inam passes away

Former minister and 3-time MLA Zakiya Inam passed away on Monday night (September 21). Zakiya Inam, a three-time MLA from Tonk, Rajasthan, was battling with COVID-19 for the past several days.

She breathed her last at RUHS CMS hospital in Jaipur. The Tonk Congress has expressed condolences following the news of her death. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, State Congress President Govind Singh Dotasara and former PCC Chief Sachin Pilot have also condoled the demise of Inam.

My heartfelt condolences at the passing away of Congress leader and former minister Zakiya Inam ji. May the Almighty give strength to her family members to bear this loss. May her soul rest in peace.. #Rajasthan

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 22, 2020

पूर्व स्वास्थ्य मंत्री व विधायक ज़किया इनाम जी के निधन का दुःखद समाचार मिला। मैं ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शान्ति प्रदान करने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ।श्रद्धांजलि https://t.co/A6xJ9Qf9Zl

— Govind Singh Dotasra (@GovindDotasra) September 22, 2020

Zakia Inam was a 3-time MLA from Tonk from the Congress Party. She had handled portfolios like health, women and child welfare in the Rajasthan government.

In the year 1985, she tried her luck as a Congress candidate for the first time.

She did not get a ticket in the 1993 elections. Zakiya was a Congress candidate in 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013. Became MLA in 1998, 2008. She suffered a crushing defeat in the 2013 elections. Till now, Zakiya was the only woman candidate who became MLA thrice.