Shoaib Iqbal has been an MLA from the seat for six times, since 1993. Aaley Mohammad Iqbal will fight against former Delhi minister and Congress leader Asim Ahmed Khan on the Matia Mahal seat.
Former Delhi minister Asim Ahmed Khan, who left AAP to join Congress in December 2024, contested the 2025 Delhi Assembly election from the Matia Mahal seat, where he faced Shoaib Iqbal's son Aaley ...