[3] In Uttar Pradesh Assembly election of 2007, Ali contested on a Samajwadi Party ticket.

[4] He retained his seat as he defeated his nearest rival candidate Mangal Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by 714 votes.

[8] Mehboob Ali was born in Shakarpur village near post Rajabpur district Amroha.

Though Ali's wife Sakina Begum was given a ticket by his party to contest the presidency of Zilla Parishad, it was later withdrawn.

Gram Panchayats led by Turks passed a resolution asking people not to vote for Ali.