Azam Khan sentenced to 2 years in jail over controversial 2019 election speech

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan is once again facing legal trouble after a court sentenced him to two years in jail in connection with a controversial statement made during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign.

Along with the jail term, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the SP leader. The latest verdict has added to the series of legal setbacks Azam Khan has faced over the past few years.

This is not the first major legal setback for the SP leader in recent months.

In



April 2026, a sessions court in Rampur had dismissed the appeals filed by Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan and upheld their earlier conviction.

The case was related to allegations that both father and son had obtained two separate PAN cards in 2019.

In November 2025, the MP-MLA court had found both guilty in the matter and sentenced them to seven years of imprisonment each. Both were also fined in the case.

With this latest verdict, Azam Khan?s legal troubles appear to be continuing.