V. Abdurahiman

V. Abdurahiman is an Indian politician and the current MLA of Tanur. He belongs to the political party National Secular Conference.
Early life.
V. Abdurahiman is professionally a businessman and is married to Smt.Shajida Rahman. His birthplace is Pookayil, Tirur, a town in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Politics.
Abdurahiman served as a Municipal Councilor in Tirur Municipality for 15 years. He held various positions including PCC executive committee member and former vice-chairman in Tirur Municipal Council. Later he left Indian National Congress and joined National Secular Conference. In the 2014 Indian general election, he contested at Ponnani constituency as an LDF candidate and was defeated by the sitting MP E. T. Muhammed Basheer. In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he won from Tanur constituency as an NSC candidate. In 2021, he retained the seat as an NSC candidate.
Controversy.
In November 2020, Abdurahiman made an alleged anti-tribal remark during a press conference against Tirur MLA C Mammutty, inviting protests from tribal activists in Kerala.